How long does drug treat epilepsy need

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Epilepsy is a kind of terrible disease, and it is difficult to treat epilepsy. My aunt suffers from epilepsy, which is particularly frightening when it attacks. In daily life, my aunt is treated by drugs. Now I will tell you how long it takes to treat epilepsy with drugs Everybody.

How long does drug treat epilepsy need

First: the newly diagnosed epilepsy patients can be controlled by one or two kinds of antiepileptic drugs. The effective rate of single drug treatment is 59.2%, and the drug can be successfully stopped after a period of remission. The seizure of newly diagnosed epilepsy can be completely controlled within 2 years after treatment, which indicates long-term remission.

Second: if the seizure can not be completely controlled within 2 years after treatment, the remission rate will be reduced by half. The complete remission of most patients occurred within 5 years after treatment. As time goes on, the possibility of mitigation gradually decreases.

Third: about 30% of the patients may relapse within 2 years after the beginning of drug reduction. Most of the relapses occur in the first 9 months after the beginning of drug reduction. The recurrence rate is high in the early stage of drug withdrawal, especially in 3-6 months. The recurrence rate of epilepsy in children is lower than that in adults.

matters needing attention

For patients with epilepsy this disease, to do early detection and early treatment, as soon as possible to the regular hospital for examination and treatment, in daily life, should also timely correct some bad habits, the treatment of epilepsy is a long-term process, so the majority of patients with epilepsy must have some patience, can not be in a hurry, need to slowly recuperate.