Hi
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
The symptoms that you have put up in the query-
ear infection extending to the brain- can possibly suggest a
venous sinus thrombosis or
meningoencephalitis. Now these are treatable conditions. But sometimes, it does leave a damage behind, and therefore the
seizure medicines need to continue.
Your wide is taking 100 mg tablets thrice a day. The most like medicine should be
phenytoin. If not, please let me know. My advise will concentrate the precautions based on phenytoin (of course, some of them are generalized precautions and can be followed irrespective of the medicine in use).
Precautions are as follows-
1. Avoid flickering lights.
2. Avoid sign boards.
3. Avoid blinking lights.
4. Avoid driving.
5. Avoid swimming.
6. Avoid skipping medicines without
medical advice.
7. Avoid triggers of seizures (these are individual, and only a patient can know them).
8. Take adequate sleep.
9. Avoid stress.
10. Avoid sleeping too late, or getting up too early.
11. Take a tablet of folate regularly. A dose of 5 mg is usually sufficient (if on phenytoin).
12. Eat a regular diet- avoid fast foods.
13. Check drug levels in blood regularly.
14. Meet your
neurologist regularly.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible. Please feel free to contact us for more information if you need clarification on any specific issue. Best of luck, Dr Saumya Mittal