Question
What are the symptoms during an epileptic seizure in children?
Answer
Epileptic Seizures: Petit mal seizures, also known as absence seizures, are characterized by brief loss of consciousness. Most patients experience complete loss of consciousness, while occasionally the impairment is less severe, allowing some awareness of the surroundings. They can hear questions but are unable to respond. The brief and frequent nature of the impairment is a hallmark. Most seizures last 2-15 seconds, do not exceed one minute, and occur several times a day up to dozens of times. They begin and end suddenly. Symptoms include a sudden interruption in speech and activity, staring eyes, occasionally upwards, sometimes with a pale complexion, without any warning. Objects in their hands may fall to the ground, and they may break a bowl of rice. After the seizure ends, they resume their previous activities.