How to treat middle-aged and elderly patients with localized epilepsy

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My second uncle fell upstairs once. Although he didn't get in any serious trouble later, he fell down with epilepsy and hurt his brain. It was mainly drug treatment. Choosing the right method was the premise of rehabilitation. Let's take a look at the treatment of middle-aged and elderly patients with localized epilepsy.

How to treat middle-aged and elderly patients with localized epilepsy

First of all: the treatment of epilepsy at home and abroad is mainly drug therapy. After regular antiepileptic drug treatment, about 70% of patients with epilepsy can be controlled, and 50% - 60% of patients can be cured after 2-5 years of treatment.

Secondly: after regular antiepileptic drug treatment, there are still about 20% - 30% patients with drug refractory epilepsy. Surgical treatment of epilepsy provides a new treatment for this part of patients, especially those intractable epilepsy, the prognosis of surgical treatment is better.

Finally: neuromodulatory therapy is a new neurophysiological technology, and it has become the most promising treatment abroad. It contains a variety of different types of technology, which needs to be selected according to the patient's condition.

matters needing attention

Observe the performance after the seizure, such as headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting and other phenomena, do a good job in the usual seizure records, and then regularly communicate with the doctor, which is helpful to the treatment of epilepsy.