What is epilepsy

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A friend of mine will have an abnormal situation when he was young, mainly because he was convulsed after being stimulated. Later, he knew that he was suffering from epilepsy. So, what is epilepsy? Let's talk about it.

What is epilepsy

First of all, epilepsy is what we usually call "epilepsy". When it attacks, it will suddenly appear unconsciousness, and it will also have convulsions, foaming at the mouth, shortness of breath, often tongue bite, and incontinence. The attack lasts for 1-5 minutes. After the attack, the patient is unconscious or sleepy, and wakes up after several hours.

Secondly, partial epilepsy, partial epilepsy symptoms for the body local muscle or limb seizures. The duration may be relatively long. Generally, there is no loss of consciousness. After a serious attack, the muscles in the convulsive part may have temporary paralysis.

Finally, epilepsy is indeed a genetic disease, including primary and secondary epilepsy. Heredity is the main internal cause of epilepsy, while brain damage caused by various factors from embryo to pre onset is the main external cause of epilepsy. Family analysis and epidemiological investigation of epilepsy patients showed that the prevalence of epilepsy in relatives of primary epilepsy was 3.8% - 10.8%, and individual was as high as 19.8% - 35%, which was significantly higher than 1% - 4.6% of secondary epilepsy, and the latter was much higher than 0.3% - 0.6% of general population, and the closer the blood relationship with patients, the higher the prevalence.

matters needing attention

Epilepsy patients in peacetime to pay attention to diet, especially to eat more nutritious and easy to digest food, such as pasta, beans, lean meat, eggs, fish, milk, especially should eat beans, fresh vegetables, fruits, dairy products.