What are the methods of treating epilepsy
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When I was playing with my classmates in primary school, I had a sudden seizure of epilepsy. I fell to the ground, lost consciousness, and turned my eyes up. I went to the hospital to check that everything was normal. Now I'm taking drugs to control it, and my body has become healthy. Do you want to know the methods for treating epilepsy? Let me discuss with you the methods of treating epilepsy.
What are the methods of treating epilepsy
Treatment 1: medication according to seizure type: antiepileptic drugs have the best effect on one type of seizure, but have poor or ineffective effect on other types of seizures, or even have the opposite effect. For example, Ethylsuccinate has the best effect on absence attack, but has no effect on other types of attack. Phenytoin (phenytoin sodium) is effective for tonic clonic seizures. It has been reported that phenytoin sodium can induce absence seizures. Clinically, antiepileptic drugs can be selected according to the types of epileptic seizures.
Treatment 2: the choice of medication time: clear diagnosis of epilepsy is the premise of medication. If there are two or more seizures within one year, medication should be given. The recurrence rate of the above mentioned symptoms was found in 27% to 82% of the patients with or without the first episode of PSG It can be delayed for clinical observation. If the patients have definite predisposing factors, such as drug and alcohol, fatigue, tension and photosensitivity, these factors should be removed first. After observation, medication should be given according to the situation.
Treatment 3: long term drug use: once the drug and dose that can completely control the attack are found, it should be used continuously. Generally, if there is no adverse reaction after the attack is completely controlled, it can be considered to stop taking the drug for 3-5 years. Different treatments should be made according to the etiology, attack type and attack frequency. If there is a history of encephalitis, birth injury history of symptomatic epilepsy medication time should be long, complex partial seizure withdrawal should be careful. Patients with frequent seizures and abnormal EEG should also take long-term medication. The dosage should be reduced gradually when the drug is stopped, and it should not be less than half a year from the beginning to the end.
matters needing attention
Epilepsy patients should pay attention to the psychology of patients, elderly patients with epilepsy will have some psychological problems because of long-term seizures. Experts pointed out that the psychological work of patients is more important than life care. It is suggested that the children of patients should talk with the elderly more, so that the elderly can get rid of the negative psychology of loneliness and depression. At the same time, the elderly can do more outdoor sports, so that the elderly maintain a positive attitude.
