Why does epilepsy go crazy

summary

Epilepsy due to the existence of abnormal discharge signal in the brain, seizures can be manifested as paroxysmal convulsions, sensory disorders, consciousness and mental disorders, but as long as the regular antiepileptic drug treatment, most of the patients can be controlled, about half of the patients can be cured, the following I will tell you about why epilepsy will be crazy.

Why does epilepsy go crazy

Impact one: due to the recurrent seizures of epilepsy and irrational drug use, it is easy to damage the brain nerve cells, seriously affecting the patient's intelligence and facial appearance.

Impact 2: some seizures are sometimes very sudden, easy to cause accidental injury, individual epilepsy can appear status epilepticus, life-threatening.

Impact three: epilepsy patients suffer from social discrimination and unfair treatment, which will lead to increased mental pressure, anxiety, inferiority complex, and even the idea of suicide.

matters needing attention

It is found that the average level of blood zinc in almost all patients with epilepsy is higher than that in normal people. After long-term antiepileptic drug treatment, the blood zinc concentration of the patients was significantly lower than that before treatment, and some patients even had some symptoms of zinc deficiency. This indicates that the occurrence of epilepsy is closely related to the increase of zinc content in the body, especially in the brain.