Patient's question:
I am a child's mother. Sometimes when the child is taking a nap, they suddenly sit up. How can I distinguish between night terrors and epilepsy in children?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a mental illness that can be controlled, with the main symptoms caused by abnormal brain neuron activity being a common symptom. Night terrors are abnormal behaviors that occur during deep sleep, typically recurring during episodes of sleep paralysis 1 to 2 hours after deep sleep. They are most commonly found in children aged 2 to 5. Night shocks are primarily caused by many factors during the growth and development process and naturally disappear in adulthood. Their incidence rate is approximately 1% to 3% among normal children.