Does epilepsy affect a child's development?

Patient's question:

Seizures of limbs, staring eyes

Doctor's answer:

Generally speaking, patients can consider having children when their condition is stable. However, for women with epilepsy during pregnancy, it is recommended to advocate close collaboration between neurologists and obstetricians, with appropriate guidance to increase antiepileptic drugs or to wait until the condition is well-controlled before pregnancy. Antiepileptic drugs taken by pregnant women may have some impact on the normal growth and development of the fetus. At the same time, during childbirth, active and effective preventive measures should be taken for epilepsy patients to ensure a smooth delivery.
Medication can only control epilepsy seizures, but it has significant side effects. To completely eliminate epilepsy seizures, it is necessary to activate the abnormal discharge of damaged brain neuron cells and restore balance. Using internationally advanced high-resolution dynamic EEG, the focus of epilepsy can be identified, and precise localization is achieved through computer navigation. The medication then penetrates into the neuron cells, accelerating their metabolism and activating the damaged neurons until their function is restored, balancing abnormal discharge, and normalizing the potential difference across the cell membranes. Ion channels on the cell membranes are unblocked, and the brain's physiological functions are restored. This completely eliminates epilepsy seizures, achieving clinical cure.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
First, epilepsy patients should avoid alcohol and smoking; not stay up late; not eat spicy or irritating foods; maintain a positive mood, avoiding anger; and engage in regular physical exercise to strengthen their constitution and reduce the occurrence of colds.
General precautions:
1. Pay attention to diet, keeping it light, with less meat, especially pork (absolute taboo for fatty pork). Other meats should be consumed in moderation.
2. Eat more foods rich in vitamins B and C, fresh vegetables, and minerals and choline, such as apricots, bananas, grapes, oranges, seaweed, fish, eggs, and cabbage. Corn, brown rice, whole wheat, soybeans, garlic, mushrooms, yeast, dairy products, animal liver, and sardines are also beneficial for the brain.
3. Engage in appropriate physical exercise to avoid overexertion. Maintain a regular sleep schedule, avoiding staying up late and insufficient sleep.
4. In terms of emotions, avoid anger and reduce stress. Additionally, avoid prolonged use of computers and TVs, with one hour of use being ideal.