Epilepsy is functional for a child.
Functional epilepsy is a type of epilepsy in which seizures occur in a specific area of the brain. They are repeated periodically in the same place. This form of epileptic seizure is common in children, and although the frequency of attacks usually decreases with age or they stop completely, sometimes this illness can last a lifetime, for example, if the causes have not been eliminated. During an attack of functional epilepsy, a child, as a rule, develops a short disturbance of consciousness or a change in the “level of attention” becomes obvious. Hallucinations are possible, which in this type of disease cannot be classified as either productive or bad: they are fleeting in nature. That is, during an attack, “pictures” may appear in the child’s mind, but these pictures appear and disappear instantly; they can neither be called “sensory impressions” nor “visual hallucinations.” Examples of this form of hallucination may be a black and white drawing, a blurry picture, or “oscillating” letters that are described to the patient by people near him. These cases relate to epileptic psychoses. Their time lasts from a few seconds to ten minutes - later convulsive attacks begin. Typically, these symptoms precede an attack