Patient's question:
Child encephalitis complicated with epilepsy medication! This time the child is taking oxcarbazepine half a tablet in the morning and one tablet at night. The dosage of Depakine is 5ml/4ml/5ml in the morning, afternoon, and evening. After controlling it for 17 days, it still had an episode (each episode leads to several consecutive episodes). Previously, without oxcarbazepine, the child had episodes every 7-8 days. Is this considered effective even without medication? Should the dosage be increased? The child weighs 20 kg and is 4 and a half years old. Here is the child's EEG report. Is it severe?Doctor's answer:
The dose of Depakine still needs to be increased. Currently, the treatment of epilepsy both domestically and internationally primarily relies on medication. After receiving standardized anti-epileptic drug treatment, approximately 70% of epilepsy patients can have their seizures controlled. Among them, 50% to 60% of patients can be cured after 2 to 5 years of treatment, allowing them to work and live like normal people. Therefore, rational and standardized anti-epileptic drug treatment is key.