Question
My child has been crying and screaming a lot recently. Does a typical pediatric epilepsy seizure present with crying and screaming?
Answer
- There is a type of crying-laughing epilepsy in pediatric epilepsy symptoms, which is characterized by sudden crying or laughing, lasting for a few seconds to several tens of seconds, and the child returns to normal after the episode.
- Not all frequent crying in children indicates epilepsy, as children often cry for other reasons as well, such as colds, discomfort, or due to habitual crying over certain matters.