Question
A 6-month-old baby cannot lift their head, can roll over, and has normal appetite. There are no significant abnormalities, but sometimes the baby will tremble. How can pediatric epilepsy be permanently cured?
Answer
Early treatment for pediatric epilepsy leads to better outcomes and a high chance of recovery. The specific medication depends on the child’s condition. Children have different physiological characteristics from adults, such as an incomplete development of the nervous system, an imperfect inhibition of the cerebral cortex over subcortical areas, and a lack of firmly established motor patterns and reduced inhibitory processes. Therefore, children are more prone to strong reactions to minor stimuli and particularly sensitive to adverse external factors. Additionally, due to neural changes, pediatric epilepsy differs from adult epilepsy in some aspects. The characteristics of pediatric epilepsy include: (1) Diversity: The same child may experience several different types of epilepsy seizures. (2) Variability: Some children’s epilepsy changes frequently, with different types of seizures occurring at different times. (3) Abruptness: Often incomplete seizures, stopping at a certain stage rather than showing the entire seizure process. (4) Atypicality: Children with epilepsy often show variations, such as periodic vomiting, laughing uncontrollably, sudden changes in personality, etc., which can be considered special manifestations of pediatric epilepsy. (5) Easier induction by adverse factors: Children are more prone to seizures under adverse factors (such as fever, irregular lifestyle, overeating, etc.). (6) Periodicity: In cases where pediatric epilepsy is not treated systematically and regularly or where frequent seizures occur (especially major seizures or persistent states), long-term uncontrolled seizures can lead to significant changes in intelligence and personality, such as intellectual impairment, foolishness, dullness, immaturity, unclear speech, silence, shyness, or irritability. (7) Generally, children aged 4-8 years old mostly have minor seizures, which may also be accompanied by major seizures. The incidence rate of abdominal epilepsy in children