Question
A four-year-old child experienced seizures and purple lips during a fever. Can this be diagnosed as epilepsy? The child has had four seizures in the past four years, with the most recent one occurring on the 28th of last month. The MRI results were normal, but the EEG showed abnormalities.
Answer
Hello, based on your description, if the child has experienced seizures four times this year during high fever, each time following a fever, this is not yet sufficient to diagnose epilepsy. If the child frequently has seizures after a fever, this may be due to febrile convulsions. However, if seizures occur with every fever, this could lead to brain damage, potentially causing future epilepsy attacks.