Question
A six-year-old child has been frequently having fevers recently. They were hospitalized at a county-level hospital for a week, where they were diagnosed with viral infection, with elevated blood counts and slight anemia. The fever subsided after three days and stabilized for four days. A week after discharge, they developed a cough with a fever of 38 degrees. After buying medicine from a traditional Chinese medicine hospital, they discovered the child was having convulsions, with drooping mouth and eyes and vomiting white foam, which lasted for about two minutes before they regained consciousness. The child is currently still hospitalized in a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. What could be the reason? Has something been missing or deficient since birth?
Answer
It’s important to look into whether there are any symptoms of epilepsy. Epilepsy is mainly caused by abnormal discharge of neurons in the brain, leading to limb convulsions, loss of consciousness, and vomiting foam. It is generally diagnosed by combining medical history, clinical symptoms, and electroencephalogram (EEG). Treatment usually involves oral antiepileptic drugs, with attention paid to monitoring the blood concentration of epilepsy medication. Consider whether there is a history of high fever seizures and if there have been any recurrences or viral encephalitis.