Patient's question:
I have an uncle who, a few weeks ago, accidentally fell and injured his head. He was treated in the hospital for a period of time and then discharged. However, later on, my uncle seemed to change and was very different from before. Sometimes he would suddenly twitch for no reason, so he went back to the hospital for a re-examination. The doctor said that my uncle had primary epilepsy.Doctor's answer:
Primary epilepsy patients experience sudden loss of consciousness, followed by intense tonic-clonic seizures. This is often accompanied by screaming, bluish complexion, incontinence, bitten tongue, foaming at the mouth or blood foam, and dilated pupils. The intense pain recurs after lasting for several seconds or minutes and then naturally subsides, leading to a state of coma. After regaining consciousness, there is a brief period of dizziness, irritability, and fatigue, with no recollection of the recurrence process. If the recurrence persists continuously, resulting in a continuous state of coma, it is referred to as status epilepticus, which is often life-threatening.