Question
What’s happening with the child who has had four attacks of high fever and seizures?
Answer
According to the parent’s description, the child has had four episodes of high fever and seizures from the age of one to now, at four years old. The symptoms include upward rolling eyes, pale face, and convulsions, but each attack has become shorter in duration, and the symptoms have also lessened. The parents are worried that the child might have epilepsy because the child’s grandfather had epilepsy, which has since been cured, and the mother had a minor attack as a child, but no more episodes since adulthood. Currently, the child is treated for inflammation through intravenous drips, but no abnormalities have been found in brain MRI and EEG scans at several hospitals. It is suggested to conduct an EEG during the child’s natural deep sleep for a more accurate diagnosis. It is recommended that the parents take their child to Qilu Hospital in Shandong Province to consult Professor Sun Ruoyong for a definitive diagnosis.