Can epilepsy affect the intelligence of patients

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My cousin has been suffering from epilepsy for some time. Epilepsy is a terrible disease, and it is difficult to treat it. Some time ago, my cousin suffered from epilepsy, frothing at the mouth and delirium. Now I will tell you the question about whether epilepsy will affect the intelligence of patients .

Can epilepsy affect the intelligence of patients

First of all, epilepsy generally does not affect the intelligence of patients. Primary brain damage and brain damage caused by repeated and long-term seizures of some epilepsy can have different degrees of negative effects on children's intelligence, behavior and cognition. Long term medication can lead to liver, kidney and bone marrow suppression and other damage.

Secondly, epilepsy not only brings physical and mental damage to the patients, but also causes mental burden to the patients, especially the adolescents who are in puberty. They are receiving the national education and intellectual development stage. Epileptic seizures cause an indelible shadow to them and even affect their intellectual development.

Finally, patients with epilepsy may fall because of sudden loss of consciousness, touch the surrounding hard objects and sharp objects, and cause various kinds of damage to the body. Patients with intractable epileptic seizures are more likely to be emotional when they have seizures, which may lead to self injury, injury, destruction and other extreme behaviors.

matters needing attention

For patients suffering from epilepsy, we should go to the regular hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible. In daily life, we should correct the bad living habits in time, relieve the pressure from all aspects of life in time. We should have a positive and optimistic attitude to treat this disease, actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, develop good habits of daily life, and carry out the treatment appropriately Some physical exercises are better for the body.