A boy played the game after a holiday, but unexpectedly induced epilepsy

Jimu Journalist Cao Yang

Correspondent Wang Huiwen Wanqing

Recently, the topic of "holiday student retaliation games can easily induce epilepsy" has caused heated discussion among netizens. In the summer vacation, students are on vacation, and they are likely to play games, swipe videos, and watch TV, and the schedule is extremely irregular. In this regard, doctors said that sound and light stimulation, excessive staying up late, and high spiritual tension can cause abnormal excitement of the cerebral cortex and often cause epilepsy.

According to foreign media reports, a little boy in Hangzhou was diagnosed as pediatric epilepsy and took medicine on time every day. As soon as the summer vacation arrived, he relaxed his management. He went to bed every night and woke up. After waking up, he played the game with his mobile phone. At night, he hid in the room to play overnight. One night, the little boy's parents heard the strange call of the child. The couple went into the door and found that the child's mouth was tilted to the side, and his hands and feet were shaking and twitching. The couple immediately took him to the hospital. The doctor diagnosed the seizure of epilepsy and thought that it was related to the game staying up late.

Li Jie confessed to the patient's doctor in Tongji in Taikang

"The seizure may be related to his lack of rest and playing games for a long time." Taikang Tongji (Wuhan) Hospital's Department of Neurology, Li Jie, said that the consultation rate of children and adolescent epilepsy during the summer vacation will increase significantly. "Long -term use of computers and mobile phones will cause the brain's tension and fatigue. Strict sound and light stimulation will cause the excitation of the cerebral cortex neurons, and then it is easy to induce seizures. Similarly, staying up late and irregular work will cause fatigue and immunity Decrease; screen stimulation when you are excited or playing games will cause seizures. "

Photo confession of the doctor of the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital of Wuhan City

"The summer vacation is coming, many children are playing mobile phones at home, staying up late to play games, causing excessive fatigue, lack of sleep and inducing epilepsy." Wang Ranran, chief doctor of the pediatric department of the Red Cross Hospital of Wuhan City, emphasized that the child has epilepsy itself. factor. If you do not have a history of epilepsy, playing games during the holidays will generally not cause epilepsy; mostly patients with epilepsy, irregular work and rest can easily induce seizures.

So, how to effectively prevent seizures? Li Jie reminded that in the holidays, adolescents, especially patients with epilepsy, should strictly follow the doctor's advice, do not reduce the medicine, stop the medicine at will, and review regularly. At the same time, arrange a reasonable schedule, develop good living habits, and ensure sufficient sleep. Avoid excessive fatigue and emotional excitement, do not stay up late to play mobile phones. Exercise appropriately to enhance immunity. In addition, patients with epilepsy should not exercise violently, and someone needs to be accompanied when going out.

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