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Epilepsy is a condition characterized by a tendency to have recurrent seizures. Our brain cells communicate through highly regulated electrical impulses. Epilepsy is caused by uncontrolled bursts of electrical impulses in the brain cells. However, not everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy. Psychological problems and excessive stress can cause pseudoseizures that are not caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. High fever, alcohol, and drug abuse can also cause non-epileptic seizures. Most patients with epilepsy respond well to medications. Surgery may be required in few cases. Patient education and psychosocial support play an important role in treatment.
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Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, disordered, uncontrolled movements which may or may not result in loss of consciousness. Depending on the type of epilepsy some people may just stare in a blank manner while some may get true seizures. Incidence of epilepsy is most common among children and in older ages. About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Epilepsy is usually controlled but not cured with medications. Epilepsy should be understood as a group of diseases in which the electrical activity of the brain is affected. Not all epilepsy syndromes are lifelong. Some epileptic syndromes occur at a particular age in childhood and get cured as the age advances. Epilepsy runs in families but it does not have any sexual preponderance.
Types of epilepsy
An epileptic seizure is a transient occurrence of signs and or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures and by the neurobiologic, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition. The definition of epilepsy requires the occurrence of at least one epileptic seizure.
Epilepsy and pregnancy
Years ago, women who had epilepsy were often discouraged from getting pregnant. Thanks to early and regular prenatal care. However, don't panic if you have a seizure while you're pregnant. Remember, there are many normal, healthy babies born to women who had seizures during their pregnancy.
Latest treatment of epilepsy
Main treatment options in epileptic patients include ? anti epileptic or convulsant medications, surgery, and vagus nerve stimulation. Ketogenic diet is especially effective in treating patients with child hood epilepsy and lennox- gastaut syndrome.
EEG and other tests in epilepsy
EEG records patient?s brain wave activity, in epilepsy the electrical activity of brain is disturbed. The pattern of brain wave activity may help in diagnosing seizure type.
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Community Questions on Epilepsy
Epilepsy
Hi, if a epilepsy patitent got attack, what we do at that time to patitent
What is Epilepsy?
What is Epilepsy? I have heard that almost 50 million people worldwide are affected by it. Would be great if someone can share information about it.
meds for epilepsy
hi my partner is on epilim and has been givin azithromycin (sandoz) for Bali belle will it affect hear meds
bloodpressure and or epilepsy
my blood pressure is normally 105 over 65, i suffer epilepsy. my chest is really tight and sore so i checked my blood pressure it is now 172 over 116, any sugestions to bring it down please or ill end up having grand mal seizures tonight. im not on any medication for the seizures as they are under investigation, have suffered seizures the past 17 months after a fall, and i usually have up to 8 grandmals daily and up to 16 plus partials daily....
epilepsy in pregnancy
my daughter has epilepsy and was on tegretol. she had been seizure free for over a year prior to becoming pregnant. she is now 25 weeks pregnant and in hospital due to severe seizures .doctors tried increasing dosage then introduced a new medication gardually reducing the tegretol this seemed to be working for a week or so now she is having seizures every day some lasting as long as 12 mins. they are having to give her something to bring...
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Drugs related to Epilepsy
Methsuximide
Methsuximide is used for absence seizures refractory to other drugs. May be given with other anticonvulsants when absence seizures coexist with other types of epilepsy
Carbamazepine
Epilepsy, especially partial seizures with simple or complex symptomatology. Clonic-tonic seizures, psychomotor epilepsy, and diseases with mixed seizure patterns. Carbamazepine is often a drug of choice due to its low incidence of side effects. For children with epilepsy who are less than 6 years of age for the treatment of partial seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and mixed seizure patterns and for treating trigeminal neuralgia. To treat pain associated with tic douloureux (trigeminal neuralgia) and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Investigational: Bipolar disorders, unipolar depression, schizoaffective illness, resistant schizophrenia, dyscontrol syndrome associated with limbic system dysfunction, intermittent explosive disorder, PTSD, atypical psychosis. Management of alcohol, cocaine, and benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms. Restless leg syndrome, nonhereditary chorea in children.
Acetazolamide
Treatment of chronic open-angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma. Preoperatively in acute angle-closure glaucoma to lower IOP prior to surgery.
OTHER USES, Acetazolamide may be used in the treatment of epilepsy, its main use is in absence seizures, with some benefit in other seizure syndromes. It is also used to decrease generation of cerebrospinal fluid in benign intracranial hypertension and has also shown efficacy in autosomal dominant hyperkalemic periodic paralysis. It has also been demonstrated in drug trials to relieve symptoms associated with dural ectasia in indivduals with Marfan Syndrome.
Magnesium Sulphate
Seizures associated with toxemia of pregnancy, epilepsy, or when abnormally low levels of magnesium may be a contributing factor in convulsions, such as in hypothyroidism or glomerulonephritis.
For eclampsia, IV use is restricted to control of life- threatening seizures.
Acute nephritis in children to control hypertension, encephalopathy, and seizures.
Replacement therapy in magnesium deficiency.
Adjunct in TPN.
Laxative.
Investigational: Inhibit premature labor (not a first-line agent).
IV use as an adjunct to treat acute exacerbations of moderate to severe asthma in clients who respond poorly to beta agonists. IV use to reduce early mortality in clients with acute MI (is given as soon as possible and continued for 24-48 hr).
Magnesium Sulphate - As Muscle Relaxant
Seizures associated with toxemia of pregnancy, epilepsy, or when abnormally low levels of magnesium may be a contributing factor in convulsions, such as in hypothyroidism or glomerulonephritis. For eclampsia, IV use is restricted to control of life- threatening seizures. Acute nephritis in children to control hypertension, encephalopathy, and seizures. Replacement therapy in magnesium deficiency. Adjunct in TPN. Laxative. Investigational: Inhibit premature labor (not a first-line agent). IV use as an adjunct to treat acute exacerbations of moderate to severe asthma in clients who respond poorly to beta agonists. IV use to reduce early mortality in clients with acute MI (is given as soon as possible and continued for 24-48 hr).
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