How often does a child have epilepsy?

childepilepsyThere is no international standard for how often an episode occurs, but for childrenepilepsyOnset is usually more common before the age of 5 years. The timing of a child's seizures depends on a variety of factors, such as the type of illness, the surrounding environment at the time of the seizure, and the physical condition, so the exact time of seizures cannot be determined.

1. Disease type: Epilepsy in children can be divided into primary epilepsy and secondary epilepsy, primary epilepsy generally occurs before the age of 6, and most of them are idiopathic epilepsy.Secondary epilepsy generally begins after the age of 5 years, such as epilepsy caused by encephalitis, brain injury, etc., and seizures caused by intracranial tumors;

2. The surrounding environment during the seizure: If the child is in a noisy, chaotic, or too bright environment, or in a particularly dangerous place, such as the side of the road or the playground, it is easy to induce seizures. At the same time, if a child drinks coffee, cola, strong tea and other beverages, it can also cause seizures;

3. Physical condition: If the child is usually healthy, has no cold and fever recently, has not been overtired, injured, and has good autoimmune function, it is generally not easy to develop epilepsy. However, if there is malnutrition, thin body, poor sleep, poor sleep quality, etc., it is also more likely to develop epilepsy;

4. Others: if the child is primaryepilepsy, may occur at any time period, if secondaryepilepsy, it can occur anywhere on the body.

When a child has epilepsy, parents should take him to the hospital for treatment in time for relevant examinations and targeted treatment. Most children can control their symptoms with aggressive treatment, but if left untreated or have frequent attacks, it can seriously affect the child's mental and physical development.