Patient's question:
My son is 4 years old and has just started preschool. Last week, the teacher suddenly called me to say he had a sudden full-body seizure with his eyes rolling back. I immediately rushed to the hospital, and after a thorough examination, it was discovered that he had epilepsy.What kind of help is needed: What kind of medication should be used to treat children with epilepsy?
Doctor's answer:
Specific medications must be diagnosed in the correct hospital. However, medication use still requires careful attention. When it comes to children with epilepsy, medication use must be cautious to avoid polypharmacy. Many parents, after taking their children to the hospital for treatment, find that a single medication is not effective and then ask the doctor to switch to a new, more effective one. After taking the new medication, there is still no improvement in symptoms. Some parents then think that taking two medications together might be more effective than a single one. However, when the child takes both, they experience significant side effects. This is because each antiepileptic drug has different properties. If they are mixed, adverse reactions may occur, which can reduce the effectiveness of the treatment. In severe cases, it can lead to poisoning, interfere with the patient's treatment, and cause previous efforts to be wasted.