Question
A six-year-old child suddenly experiences stiffness, twitching, and foams at the mouth during sleep in the afternoon and evening. How should it be treated?
Answer
Epilepsy is an episodic disease primarily caused by excessive abnormal discharge of neuron groups in the brain, leading to convulsive brain dysfunction. This brain dysfunction can manifest in many forms clinically, with the most common being the twitching phenomenon that we all see. After scientific and systematic medical treatment, 97% of epilepsy patients can be completely cured. Patients should pay special attention to the selection of treatment methods. Oral medications and minimally invasive surgery are used for treatment. The recurrence rate after surgery is very low, with medications including carbamazepine tablets, phenytoin sodium tablets, and anticonvulsant pills.