What is the best treatment of epilepsy

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Today, my father called me and I asked him what happened and why he was so depressed. He said that the younger brother of his aunt's family had a relapse of epilepsy, and her aunt cried again today. Hearing this, I can do nothing but comfort my father. Today, I'd like to talk about the best treatment for epilepsy.

What is the best treatment of epilepsy

First, once the diagnosis of epilepsy is established, antiepileptic drugs should be used in time to control seizures. However, for the first seizure, seizure inducing factors or rare seizures, it can be considered as appropriate. The general principle of choosing antiepileptic drugs: the correct classification of seizures and epilepsy syndrome is the basis of rational drug selection. In addition, the age (children, adults, the elderly), gender, accompanying diseases and potential side effects of antiepileptic drugs should be considered.

Second, single drug therapy should be used as far as possible until the effective or maximum tolerable dose is reached. After failure of single drug therapy, combined drugs can be used. Drugs with different mechanisms of action, little or no drug interaction should be used as far as possible. The ultimate goal of rational drug combination should be the best clinical effect and the least economic burden of patients.

Third: in the process of antiepileptic drug treatment, routine monitoring of antiepileptic drug plasma concentration is not recommended. Only when it is suspected that the patient does not take medicine according to the doctor's advice or has drug toxicity reaction, combined use of other drugs that affect drug metabolism, and special clinical conditions (such as epilepsy, liver and kidney disease, pregnancy), the blood concentration monitoring should be considered.

matters needing attention

Patients with epilepsy all know how troublesome the disease is. Although it can be controlled, it is easy to relapse if it is not well controlled. Therefore, in the process of treating epilepsy, we must not relax, we must always pay attention to it.