Most parents panic when their child’s doctor sentenced epilepsy. In fact, the correct handling and regularly can reduce, even eliminate epileptic seizures. Epilepsy, does not normally occur due to electrical activity in the brain. This causes seizures and behavioral changes and loss of consciousness. The signs can include loss of consciousness for a certain time, convulsions, tongue stuck out, salivation, shaking or sudden black out.
There are two known types of epilepsy, epilepsy is common, a loss of consciousness, seizures throughout the body until foamy drooling and snoring breath, and muscle contractions occur resulting in the patient suddenly fell or threw the object he was holding.
Also known as partial epilepsy indicated by tingling or a feeling familiar to the one place that lasted several minutes or hours. It could also, think like a dream, disturbed memory, hallucinations, or empty the mind. Often followed by repeating the words, daydreaming, and running without a purpose.
Most patients with epilepsy due to hereditary factors. Children born to epileptic families, tend to suffer from epilepsy as well. In addition, epilepsy can also be caused by various diseases that interfere with brain function.
Epilepsy can occur due to abnormal formation of the brain (congenital), infectious disease that causes inflammation of the brain, a tumor in the brain, step over, metabolic disorders, and there is no known cause,.
Majority of epileptic children were, but epilepsy can also appear in adulthood. Cases of epilepsy in adults usually occurs because of infection or trauma to the head due to traffic accidents that cause brain bruise.
Seizure free
The drugs given to patients with epilepsy does not cure epilepsy directly, but merely to control or dilute the attack. A generally require people with epilepsy drugs are not found again until the attack within a certain time, depending on the type of epilepsy, past history of epilepsy, and brain electrical recordings.
Surgery can be done if the treatment given to patients with epilepsy do not reduce complaints. “Surgery can be performed if an MRI exam showed no gliomas or benign tumors,” Although the operation was performed, but patients with epilepsy remain mandatory anti-seizure medication.
The important thing is known parents, epilepsy does not always result in the decline of intelligence in people. Children can also be active as normal as any other healthy child remain steady as long as the drug.
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