How to diagnose adolescent epilepsy

Update Date: 2021-10-01 Source: Network

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My brother's son was diagnosed with epilepsy a few days ago, because he had a sequela of brain surgery before, and it has improved after treatment. So how to diagnose adolescent epilepsy? Now let's take a look at it!

How to diagnose adolescent epilepsy

Symptom 1: migraine: migraine onset age is late, duration is long, EEG examination is normal, antiepileptic drug treatment is invalid, can be differentiated from headache epilepsy.

Symptom 2: Jue syndrome: it is characterized by sudden fall, unconscious, and natural relief. After waking up, it is normal. However, Jue syndrome is often accompanied by cold in the extremities. Generally, there is no limb convulsion, mydriasis, and abnormal EEG changes.

Symptom 3: complex partial epileptic seizures sometimes need to be differentiated from hysterical mental disorders, the latter often have emotional outbursts, patients suddenly cry and laugh, hit the head, bite clothes, beat chest pedal foot, roll all over the ground, etc. Some of them lose their environmental consciousness, break away from the outside world, stare at the space with both eyes, and feel excited and difficult to understand when speaking.

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Fever above 39 ℃ is a common inducing factor of epilepsy, especially in children. Children's nervous system is not fully developed, and sometimes moderate fever above 38 ℃ can also induce epilepsy in children. Even after adulthood, fever in such patients may still induce epilepsy.