How to choose the treatment of epilepsy

Update Date: 2021-07-30 Source: Network

summary

Epilepsy is a kind of disease that can attack repeatedly, and it does great harm to patients. In order to reduce the attack of epilepsy, that is, epilepsy, the terrible disease of epilepsy, and to reduce the physical pain and psychological pressure caused by epilepsy, it generally needs early treatment, and if there is a prescription for patients, then if they leave the hospital, they must take antiepileptic drugs Drugs for epilepsy. And in the process of taking medicine, never stop taking medicine casually, and do not add medicine casually without the consent of the doctor

How to choose the treatment of epilepsy

First: the types of epileptic seizures are not the same, so the symptoms of patients are not the same, so the treatment methods are not the same. It is suggested that patients need to do examination, give patients detailed medical history, cooperate with doctors to do standardized EEG examination, and conduct video EEG examination when necessary.

Second: traditional antiepileptic drugs should not be used because they are not easily tolerated by patients. It is suggested that patients can take new antiepileptic drugs, such as lamotrigine and levetiracetam, topiramate and oxcarbazepine. These drugs not only have definite clinical effect, but also have small side effects.

Third: antiepileptic drugs should be used as monotherapy as far as possible until the effective or maximum tolerable dose is reached. After the failure of single drug treatment, it can be combined. Try to use drugs with different mechanism of action, little or no drug interaction. It should not be stopped easily.

matters needing attention

Do not enter the misunderstanding of epilepsy treatment, patients with epilepsy and their families should not go to the doctor, and do not believe rumors, do not be afraid of Western antiepileptic drugs "stimulate the brain", do not casually do not take drugs.