Patient's question:
I still vaguely remember a classmate from my primary school. Once during a make-up class, he suddenly fainted halfway through, convulsed with his limbs, and spat blood foam. I was sitting beside him, and I was terrified. I wonder if such symptoms could be a sign of epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a brain disorder caused by abnormal discharges of brain neurons, leading to dysfunction of brain function. In clinical diagnosis, electroencephalogram (EEG) examination plays a very important role in diagnosing epilepsy. Although epilepsy symptoms may include falling to the ground, convulsions, foaming at the mouth, and loss of consciousness, this is not absolute. This is because other diseases may also have such symptoms, so it cannot be diagnosed as epilepsy solely based on these symptoms.