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Suggest Treatment For Convulsions
my kid was 1 1/2 year old when he had fist convulsion then after one year he had asecond attack of convulsion then after 03 or 04 months another attack. we then consulted a doctor who gave him tegretol medicine the after one year tegretal was changed and oleptal tablets & epilex was prescribed. during this who period he sometimes still convulse although to a very less extent . is it not fully controlled by the drug. can not patient be cured of this life long
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
the treatment of epilepsy depends on the type of seizures , the duration , frequency , EEG and brain MRI results and of course the age .
epilex or sodium Valproate is nearly universal antiepileptic and a very good medication , however these antiepileptics does not treat the underlying cause of epilepsy it is a symptomatic treatment and covers or lessens from the attack and if we are lucky it can remove it if stayed on monotherapy for 2 years .
unfortunately, if the child's convulsions are not controlled by one medication, the chance is very low to be controlled by adding a second and a third antiepileptic.
and neurologists usually change the antiepileptics until reaching the goal which is the better control of seizures with the least side effects possible.
I hope this clarify
epilex or sodium Valproate is nearly universal antiepileptic and a very good medication , however these antiepileptics does not treat the underlying cause of epilepsy it is a symptomatic treatment and covers or lessens from the attack and if we are lucky it can remove it if stayed on monotherapy for 2 years .
unfortunately, if the child's convulsions are not controlled by one medication, the chance is very low to be controlled by adding a second and a third antiepileptic.
and neurologists usually change the antiepileptics until reaching the goal which is the better control of seizures with the least side effects possible.
I hope this clarify
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