Question
A three-week-old infant at home has recently been experiencing frequent urinary incontinence and occasional limb twitching. The elders suspect it might be epilepsy. What are the early symptoms of pediatric epilepsy?
Answer
The early symptoms of pediatric epilepsy are diverse, including frequent Shake your head in infancy, often due to excessive wrapping that causes sweating on the head, leading to regional stimulation and twitching. Prolonged friction may result in hair loss, and the child may appear restless, with shallow sleep and frequent waking. During a major seizure in childhood epilepsy, the child may scream, fall, have dilated eyes, twitching limbs, bite or chew their tongue, and their face may turn blue or purple. They may also experience vomiting and urinary incontinence. Based on your description, it is recommended to take the child to a doctor for examination and diagnosis as soon as possible.