Patient's question:
Hello, my baby is 6.5 months old and has been diagnosed with cryptogenic epilepsy. She just started taking medication. I'm concerned about potential side effects from the drugs, so I'm asking if surgery is possible now? When the child has a seizure, her limbs twitch, her eyes roll back, and her lips turn purple in the same direction. EEG and other tests have all come back normal. I also want to ask about the approximate cost of the surgery. Thank you. Can she eat various types of fish? Can she eat bananas and goat milk?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a chronic disease. If not well-controlled, it can last for several years, or even decades. For this reason, many epilepsy patients hold a pessimistic attitude towards whether the disease can be cured. It must be pointed out that the prognosis for most epilepsy is relatively good. Of course, there are also a few cases of epilepsy that are difficult to control and have an unsatisfactory prognosis. Epilepsy patients should maintain an optimistic attitude, build confidence in overcoming the disease, and must persist in long-term treatment. Only after the (duration of symptom relief) is long enough should medication be discontinued.