¿Qué es la epilepsia en los niños? - Medical Animation
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¿Qué es la epilepsia en los niños? - Medical Animation
MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: La epilepsia es una afección en el cerebro que se produce cuando una persona sufre al menos dos crisis a lo largo del tiempo. Las unidades operativas básicas del cerebro son las células nerviosas llamadas neuronas. Envían mensajes químicos y eléctricos entre sí, así como las glándulas y los músculos. Todo lo que pensamos, sentimos y hacemos es el resultado de esta actividad. Normalmente, estos mensajes se envían de manera ordenada. Si su hijo tiene epilepsia, varios grupos de neuronas envían muchos mensajes a la vez. Este aumento anormal de la actividad eléctrica se llama crisis convulsiva. Hay muchos tipos de crisis, pero se pueden agrupar en dos categorías principales. La primera categoría, llamada crisis generalizada, afecta todo el cerebro a la vez. La segunda categoría de crisis se llama crisis parcial o focal. Afectan solo a una parte del cerebro. Los síntomas pueden variar dependiendo del tipo de crisis. Los síntomas pueden incluir pérdida del conocimiento, espasmos musculares, sensaciones extrañas, ver u oler cosas que no están ahí, confusión, mirar al vacío o parpadeo rápido. La mayoría de las crisis duran desde unos pocos segundos hasta unos minutos sin causar daño. Si una crisis dura más de cinco minutos o si una persona se lastima o está en peligro durante la crisis, llame al 911. En la mayoría de los casos, la causa de la epilepsia es desconocida pero puede ser causada por otras afecciones en el cerebro como lesiones, infecciones, defectos congénitos, accidentes cerebrovasculares o tumores. Si tiene alguna duda sobre la epilepsia, hable con su proveedor de atención médica.
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