Question
What Are the Common Symptoms of Pediatric Epilepsy?
Answer
Common symptoms of pediatric epilepsy include tonic-clonic seizures, accompanied by loss of consciousness and whole-body convulsions. During an attack, patients may experience sustained contraction of all skeletal muscles, with limbs forcibly extended, eyes rolled up, breathing temporarily stopped, larynx spasms, clenched jaws, and loss of consciousness, lasting for several seconds to several tens of seconds. After the attack, there may be slight tremors, followed by a clonic phase with rhythmic limb twitching, the frequency of which gradually slows down and then stops. In addition, after the attack, there may be symptoms such as increased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, dilated pupils, and incontinence of urine and feces. After the attack, patients may feel headaches, decreased appetite, and fatigue.