Patient's question:
5 years old, the boy often blinks and pouts, not sure when it started, has been taking medicine, not working well, I want to know if epilepsy in children can be treated?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a common chronic disease. Medication can control it, and there is also a possibility of recovery, but it requires several years of treatment to achieve control. The commonly used drugs for treating epilepsy include phenytoin, carbamazepine, primidone, ethosuximide, etc. In recent years, many new drugs have been introduced abroad, such as vigabatrin, topiramate, gabapentin, and lamotrigine. These drugs individually offer advantages such as rapid oral absorption, safety, high bioavailability, long half-life, and no enzyme induction, showing good efficacy in controlling refractory epilepsy and post-surgical seizures.Recommendation: It can be said that the above are the commonly used drugs for treating epilepsy. For epilepsy treatment, it is also necessary to follow medical advice and undergo long-term, scientific treatment to achieve control and gradual recovery.