What are the main symptoms of epilepsy

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We can see some treatment of epilepsy on TV or outside advertisements. This is also very common, but there are still many people who have only heard of it and don't know what it is like when it happens. Let's learn about it together.

What are the main symptoms of epilepsy

Symptom 1: epileptic seizures can be absence seizures. In this case, all the actions of the patient will stop suddenly at the time of seizure. At this time, the patient's eyes will show a staring state, so that they should not wake up. But patients can prick their eyes when they have this attack, which usually lasts about 20 seconds.

Symptom two, epilepsy can be a tonic seizure, the seizure of the patient's body muscles will continue to contract, and muscles will become stiff. This attack will last about 10 seconds, the longest will not exceed a minute. Epileptic seizures, sometimes myoclonic seizures, this kind of seizures will make the muscle very fast contraction, let others see it seems to be electric shock, especially terrible.

Symptom 3, epilepsy can also be spasmodic seizures, this situation is more common in infants, when the onset of children's body trunk and limbs will continue to strengthen and stretch, this situation will make the child constantly nod or lean back, this attack time will be particularly short, generally only a few seconds or so. These need people to observe and accompany all the time.

matters needing attention

After the seizure of epilepsy, we must pay attention to first aid measures, lay the patient flat on the ground, and then take a towel into the patient's mouth, so as to prevent biting their own tongue, press their hands and feet, at this time you can call the hospital.