Question
Around 10 PM last month, the child had a seizure for about a minute, without any foam. There have been unannounced seizures recently. The hospital examination showed an abnormal discharge of ten seconds after three and a half minutes of excessive ventilation, but it has not been diagnosed as epilepsy yet.
Answer
Hello, auxiliary diagnoses for epilepsy include electroencephalogram (EEG), long-term EEG monitoring (BEAM), and Holter cardiac monitor, which may detect clear pathological waves such as spikes, sharp waves, spike-slow waves, or sharp-slow waves. Additionally, for secondary epilepsy, further examinations such as cranial CT, MRI, MRA, and DSA should be conducted to find the corresponding lesions. Anti-epileptic drug effects tests can also be performed.