An EEG can be done to determine that the convulsions are not epilepsy.
Convulsions are spasms that can be triggered by a variety of reasons, and common symptoms include generalized spasms and twitching of the upper and lower extremities. Epilepsy is caused by abnormal discharges in the brain, manifested by sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, foaming at the mouth, etc. Both convulsions and epilepsy will have stiffness and spasms of the whole body and arms and legs, but epilepsy will naturally regain consciousness, while convulsions are not easy to regain.
Determining that convulsions are not epilepsy requires an EEG to diagnose, mainly to monitor the EEG signals at the onset of the disease and to make a judgment by discovering abnormal intracranial discharges. Interictal epileptic discharges are epileptic-like, with a large and typical waveform, and the EEG can accurately record the changes in frequency, amplitude, and waveforms in the presence of scattered slow waves, spiky waves, or irregular spiky waves.
If you often have convulsions in your life, you should go to the hospital in time for examination, and if you are diagnosed with epilepsy, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication, and you can’t use or stop the medication on your own.