What are the consequences of epilepsy in children

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My child is suffering from epilepsy, this disease is not very good treatment, but adhere to nursing, take the appropriate way to control treatment is still very important, otherwise the consequences are unimaginable. Let's take a look at the consequences of childhood epilepsy.

What are the consequences of epilepsy in children

First of all: harm to health: epilepsy on the child's body will produce great harm. Epilepsy, the body function is not controlled by the brain, patients will appear convulsions, mouth foaming, Lengshen zazui rub fingers and so on. At the same time, we can not see, such as: heart rate, apnea and so on, these factors seriously affect the physical and mental health of children.

Secondly: harm to mental health: epilepsy may cause children's learning difficulties, coupled with the attack of the disease, the child will bear the dual pressure from the disease and the outside world, which may lead to psychological problems in children.

Finally: affect intellectual development: according to the survey, half of children with epilepsy have different degrees of mental retardation. The earlier children have seizures, the greater the impact on intelligence, and because of encephalitis, severe brain trauma and other causes of epilepsy, the probability of children with mental retardation is very high. In addition, status epilepticus can also affect the child's intelligence, can cause permanent brain damage.

matters needing attention

Arrange your life reasonably. Reasonable arrangements for children's life, study, ensure adequate rest, not too much food, not too much water, to avoid lack of sleep and emotional fluctuations. Patients should know some factors that are easy to induce seizures, and take preventive measures to avoid frequent seizures.