Patient's question:
Patient Age: 9Patient Gender: Female
Medical History:
I have a 9-year-old daughter who had a seizure episode 6 years ago. She underwent a brain CT, which was normal, but an EEG was abnormal. The family is very anxious and worried. During the seizures, she experiences generalized convulsions, stiffness, foaming at the mouth, and chills. She also loses control of her bladder. The seizures occur without a regular pattern, and she does not respond when called. Currently, she is being treated with Western medicine, but the results are not satisfactory, and she still has occasional seizures.
What other treatment methods are available for epilepsy? How should it be treated for the best outcome?
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 method for epilepsy at present. The other is surgical therapy, which is suitable for refractory and intractable epilepsy that does not respond to drug therapy, as well as some secondary epilepsy cases that are 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 drugs, and external treatment devices. However, these therapies can currently only serve as supplementary treatments.