Question
The patient is 12 years old and experiences consciousness disorders during each epileptic seizure. What could be the cause?
Answer
The patient typically exhibits symptoms such as consciousness disorders and whole-body convulsions, which can be severe enough to result in complete loss of consciousness, whole-body twitching, and temporary cessation of breathing. There are many types of epilepsy, with the most common being generalized tonic-clonic seizures. During an attack, the patient may suddenly lose consciousness, fall to the ground, often resulting in injuries, with eyes rolling upwards, frothing at the mouth, temporary cessation of breathing, a bluish complexion, and rigid limbs followed by clonic twitching. After 1 to 2 minutes, the twitching stops, and the patient regains consciousness with no memory of the entire episode, but often feels muscle soreness, headache, drowsiness, and fatigue.