Question
My baby is only eight months old, and this month she had a fever that lasted for three days and required intravenous fluids and medication before she recovered. During the illness, she had a bout of vomiting and convulsions, and a week later, she had another episode where her eyes went straight for a few seconds. I’m very worried that my child might have epilepsy. I would like to know: Can babies also have epilepsy?
Answer
Hello! If a baby experiences two or more seizures without any apparent cause, it is still advisable to consider the possibility of pediatric epilepsy. Therefore, it’s important to keep up with follow-up appointments. If there are any recurrence in the future, a Brain Electroencephalogram should be done, and a diagnosis can be made if there are any epilepsy wave patterns observed.