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What is epilepsy and how is it treated?

author:Department of Neurology, Dr. Choi Oi Kan

Epilepsy is now common, and even in the current news reports, there are often people with epilepsy, and many people will wonder if epilepsy can often be seen, but what kind of disease is this disease. In fact, epilepsy is epilepsy in clinical practice, and epilepsy is just another name for epilepsy, and at the same time, epilepsy, epilepsy, lamb madness, etc. are the same as epilepsy, which belongs to people's folk names for epilepsy. Epilepsy is a serious condition that needs to be treated in time, so how is epilepsy treated?

What is epilepsy and how is it treated?

The first treatment of epilepsy requires patients to know that it is necessary to clarify the condition, because different people have different causes of epilepsy, and different causes will lead to different types of epilepsy in patients, and the disease manifestations will be different. In people with epilepsy, it can be caused by different causes at any age, so it is very important to identify the condition in time if you want to treat epilepsy. In addition to clarifying the condition of epilepsy, it is also very important to choose a regular specialized hospital to avoid delaying the treatment of the disease by making mistakes in some small clinics.

What is epilepsy and how is it treated?

In the treatment of epilepsy, medication is common, drugs can control the disease well after the condition is clear, and in the treatment of the disease, long-term treatment of chronic diseases is necessary, and medication can make the patient convenient for treatment, while not affecting the patient's daily life. In the process of taking medication, patients need to follow the doctor's instructions, and they cannot say that they do not take medicine because they do not have a seizure, nor can they say that they cannot control the symptoms and increase the dosage of medication, which are all wrong. The correct way is to go to the hospital for examination in time, clarify the current condition, and change the dosage of the drug.

What is epilepsy and how is it treated?

If there is no effect of drug treatment, patients can consider surgical treatment according to their own conditions, and surgical treatment should be carried out under the guidance of doctors and under the premise of meeting the surgical indications, so as to avoid serious adverse reactions caused by blind treatment and harm to patients. At the same time, surgery is risky, especially if epilepsy is still a brain disease, so patients must also be cautious when undergoing surgical treatment.

What is epilepsy and how is it treated?