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Suggest Remedy For Epilepsy
hello Doctor,
Yesterday night my brother's body became stiff and he was feeling very weak and fainted. In the morning, he was taken to a doctor who gave him some medicines which helped him feel good but after a few minutes the same thing happened. The doctor says it to be an epilepsy fit!
Pls reply asap. I am extremely worried.
Yesterday night my brother's body became stiff and he was feeling very weak and fainted. In the morning, he was taken to a doctor who gave him some medicines which helped him feel good but after a few minutes the same thing happened. The doctor says it to be an epilepsy fit!
Pls reply asap. I am extremely worried.
Fri, 10 Oct 2014
By your description there is the possibility that your brother might have an epileptic seizure. Keep in mind that many anti-epileptic drugs are used in gradually incrementing doses and their full effect might not be already during the first day.
However apart from the treatment, the diagnosis should be confirmed with an EEG and a MRI should be performed to look for the cause of his seizures, and also have some standart blood tests and EKG to looks for other non-neurologic origin of these episodes.
However apart from the treatment, the diagnosis should be confirmed with an EEG and a MRI should be performed to look for the cause of his seizures, and also have some standart blood tests and EKG to looks for other non-neurologic origin of these episodes.
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