Patient's question:
Is a child's leg cramp and fainting definitely epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Children's leg cramps may be caused by calcium deficiency, but sudden fainting could indicate brain inflammation. However, it doesn't necessarily mean epilepsy. Typically, during an epileptic seizure, there is severe muscle pain, along with symptoms like biting the tongue or foaming at the mouth, accompanied by temporary loss of consciousness and short-term memory loss. During recurrence, an EEG test may show abnormalities. After recovery, the patient is the same as a normal person. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery!