Can the epilepsy that causes great harm be inherited

summary

A friend of mine is a patient with epilepsy. He has had a history of epilepsy for several years. Every time he has a seizure, he is convulsing and foaming. After treatment for a period of time, he feels much better now. Let's talk about the genetic problem of epilepsy, which causes great harm.

Can the epilepsy that causes great harm be inherited

Impact one: due to the recurrent seizures of epilepsy and irrational drug use, it is easy to damage the brain nerve cells, seriously affecting the patient's intelligence and facial appearance.

Impact 2: some seizures are sometimes very sudden, easy to cause accidental injury, individual epilepsy can appear status epilepticus, life-threatening.

Impact three: epilepsy patients suffer from social discrimination and unfair treatment, which will lead to increased mental pressure, anxiety, inferiority complex, and even the idea of suicide.

matters needing attention

Try monotherapy. This is also an important principle for all patients with epilepsy to use antiepileptic drugs. Most patients with single drug treatment can achieve curative effect, elderly patients with epilepsy is no exception, single drug invalid, only consider the combination of drugs. And we should insist on long-term systematic medication. The elderly themselves may suffer from a variety of chronic diseases and need long-term medication. The treatment of epilepsy is also a long-term process, so patients and their families should be fully prepared.