Patient's question:
Doctor, the child had a history of epilepsy since birth, but it was treated and cured at the hospital, so it hasn't had any more episodes. However, just recently, in May, it had another episode, which was very severe with limbs twitching, facial spasms, and drooling. The hospital said it needs to be treated gradually.What kind of help do you need: I would like to ask how should pediatric epilepsy be treated? Through medication or will it gradually improve on its own?
Doctor's answer:
Children with epilepsy need medication; without medication, they will never improve gradually. There are several methods for treating epilepsy, including surgical treatment: doctors usually do not recommend surgery unless the patient's epilepsy does not respond to medication and the focus of the epilepsy is relatively clear. Medication treatment is the most common method in the medical community today. It usually produces significant results, but long-term medication can cause certain harm to the patient's body due to the side effects of the drugs, especially harm to the liver and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is also one of the methods for treating epilepsy and is currently one of the most popular treatment methods for epilepsy.