[Medical Q&A] What is happening when elderly people become dazed and dazed?

Planner: Chinese Medical Association

Reviewer: Tian Jinzhou, Chief Physician, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Be alert to epileptic seizures! If the elderly in your family suddenly become dazed, become dazed, suddenly stop moving, drop objects in their hands, or do not respond to calls, and the symptoms last for a few seconds or minutes, and they immediately wake up after the attack without obvious discomfort, and can continue their previous activities, but cannot recall the situation at the time of the attack and the attacks recur intermittently, do not take it lightly, as this is an important warning signal from the brain, which highly indicates a focal epileptic seizure.

So, if the above symptoms occur, what should be done? Patients should go to the hospital for treatment in time, undergo EEG and cranial brain MRI + hippocampal MRI examinations to confirm the diagnosis, rule out primary diseases such as cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors and encephalitis, and actively receive corresponding treatment to avoid disease progression.