Patient's question:
Teacher, hello, I am Shu Yuanyuan, a student from Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the 13th grade. I would like to consult you about the TCM treatment for epilepsy. My cousin has had a 10-year history of epilepsy since he was two years old. Please guide me, thank you.Doctor's answer:
Currently, the main therapies for treating epilepsy are divided into two major categories: one is drug therapy, which is the preferred treatment for epilepsy at present; the other is surgical therapy, which is suitable for refractory and intractable epilepsy that is ineffective with drug treatment, as well as some secondary epilepsy that is suitable for surgery. However, this therapy carries certain risks, so it is generally not used as the first-line treatment. There are also some auxiliary therapies, such as acupuncture, implantation of needles, implantation of medication, and external treatment devices, but these can currently only serve as supplementary therapies.