Do Children Cry and Screech During Epileptic Seizures?

Question

My child has been crying and fussing a lot lately. Do typical pediatric epilepsy seizures involve crying and screeching?

Answer

1. In pediatric epilepsy symptoms, there is a type called laughter-and-crying epilepsy, which manifests as sudden crying or laughing, lasting for a few seconds to several minutes, and the child returns to normal after the episode.
2. Not all frequent crying in children indicates epilepsy, as they may also cry due to other reasons, such as colds, physical discomfort, or habitual crying due to certain events.