Question
A three-year-old child often has convulsions after crying and screaming, and the convulsions last for about ten minutes. Initially, his parents thought he was deficient in calcium and gave him calcium tablets, but now, two months later, the condition is still the same. Could it be a precursor to epilepsy?
Answer
Epilepsy is a disease and syndrome characterized by intermittent dysfunction of the central nervous system due to recurrent sudden excessive discharge of neurons in the brain. Epileptic symptoms include varying degrees of impairment in motor sensation, autonomic nervous system, consciousness, and mental state, with recurrence and attack . Recurrence refers to the fact that there will definitely be another attack after the first attack; attack means that symptoms appear suddenly and then stop suddenly. These characteristics are important criteria for diagnosing epilepsy.