How is epilepsy diagnosed

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These two days, I always feel that my sister's behavior is abnormal, and her mood is always very bad. I went to the hospital to check the electroencephalogram, blood and urine, and the doctor diagnosed with epilepsy. Let's actively cooperate with the treatment, and then I'll tell you how to make a diagnosis of epilepsy?

How is epilepsy diagnosed

First: EEG diagnosis of epilepsy in addition to the history, nervous system examination, EEG examination is considered to be the most important examination method so far, often can help locate, qualitative. Urine examination diagnosis of epilepsy is mainly for some genetic metabolic diseases, such as phenylketonuria.

Second, imaging examination should be done in the diagnosis of epilepsy except for the confirmed primary epilepsy and epilepsy syndrome without neuroimaging examination. Imaging examination itself can not diagnose epilepsy, the purpose is to understand the etiology and location, as well as etiological treatment and prognosis.

Third: Blood chemical examination diagnosis of epilepsy to do, such as blood sugar, blood calcium, blood magnesium, chemical composition. The level of blood glucose, calcium and magnesium is an important condition to cause the attack. On the one hand, the abnormality of these factors may be an important factor causing the attack of epilepsy. On the other hand, it can provide the basis for the diagnosis of some diseases accompanied with the attack of epilepsy, such as hypoparathyroidism and diabetic epilepsy. The main purpose of substance composition determination is to guide clinical use, including the selection of effective substance and the determination of accurate dose.

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In general, if the doctor suspects that the patient has epilepsy, it is diagnosed by brain wave, image and urine examination. The EEG of patients with epilepsy will fluctuate irregularly, but normal people will not. EEG is the first method used by doctors to check whether there is epilepsy.