What are the symptoms of seizures in children?

There are many children who are very timid and often suffer from convulsions when they are frightened. If not treated properly, it is easy to leave a psychological shadow, which will seriously affect the child's physical health. Therefore, if symptoms of convulsions occur, timely treatment is required. So what are the symptoms of convulsions in children? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

(1) Focal clonic type: It manifests as paroxysmal rhythmic twitching of a muscle group, usually in a single limb or one side of the face, and sometimes spreads to other parts of the same side. Usually lucid. Most are accompanied by abnormal discharges in the cerebral cortex, with the main EEG manifestation being focal sharp waves, often including spikes, which can sometimes spread to the entire hemisphere. It often indicates local brain damage such as hemorrhage or infarction, subarachnoid hemorrhage and metabolic abnormalities.

(2) Multifocal clonic type: It is characterized by paroxysmal rhythmic twitching of multiple muscle groups, often with multiple limbs or multiple parts twitching simultaneously or alternately. During an attack, convulsions may move from one limb to another, from one part of the body to another, or from one side of the body to the other, in no particular order. Often accompanied by impaired consciousness. The electroencephalogram shows multifocal sharp waves or slow rhythm waves that travel from one area of ​​the cortex to another. About 75% of children have spike waves accompanied by slow waves and/or alpha-like waves of 1 to 4 weeks/s. This type is common in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, intracranial hemorrhage and infection, and occasionally in metabolic disorders.

(3) Ankylosing type: manifested by rigid extension of one or all four limbs, or rigidity of both lower limbs and flexion of both upper limbs. Generalized rigidity may cause the trunk to tilt backward or flex forward, often accompanied by fixed eye deviation and respiratory arrest. Except for tetanus, the patient is generally unconscious. Similar to decorticate or decorticate rigidity. This type is rarely associated with abnormal cortical discharges, with occasional spikes, the main form of which is a high-amplitude slow wave, sometimes appearing on a background of burst suppression. It is common in premature infants with intraventricular hemorrhage, tetanus, kernicterus, etc.

The above is my opinion on this issue. Patients can consult a doctor for treatment, which can ensure the safety of the children and avoid dangerous situations for the children due to the above-mentioned problems, especially avoiding the occurrence of sequelae. Finally, I wish the children a speedy recovery.