A new method of treating epilepsy in children

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The child always had a fever some time ago. We gave him some medicine to reduce fever, but it didn't work. Later, convulsions began to appear a few days later, which frightened us and sent us to the hospital for examination. As a result, he was diagnosed with epilepsy. The doctor said that it was caused by a long fever. Fortunately, it was treated in time, and the treatment was almost the same. Let's discuss the new method of treating pediatric epilepsy To share the new method of treating epilepsy in children.

A new method of treating epilepsy in children

Drug 1: at present, the most commonly used drugs include traditional antiepileptic drugs such as carbamazepine, sodium valproate, and new antiepileptic drugs such as lamotrigine, topiramate, and oxcarbamate. These antiepileptic drugs are safer than phenytoin sodium, phenobarbital and other old drugs with less side effects, and are ideal choices for patients with epilepsy.

Drug 2: epilepsy drug treatment advocates single drug treatment, let the doctor according to the patient's condition and examination results to suit the medicine, see the specific condition of patients with epilepsy suitable for what kind of drug, what kind of drug treatment effect of epilepsy patients can achieve the best.

Drug 3: starting from a small dose, if a single drug is ineffective, we can consider adding or changing another antiepileptic drug. We must not mix a variety of antiepileptic drugs together, which may lead to drug resistance of epilepsy and increase the occurrence of side effects. If it is really believed that one drug is ineffective or has excessive side effects on the patient, it should be replaced gradually when another drug is needed.

matters needing attention

If we do not pay attention to the dietary contraindications of epilepsy, it may increase the difficulty of epilepsy treatment, so it is particularly important to maintain a healthy diet.