Patient's question:
The child had two episodes of seizures at six months old and was diagnosed with frontal lobe epilepsy. After three years of treatment (medication: Tegretol carbamazepine tablets), they have not had any seizures. The child has now started school and has been observed to be slow in movement and has a learning ability that lags behind that of peers of the same age. Is this related to the previous epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Brain discharge indeed causes some damage to the surrounding brain cells of the, affecting the development of cognitive abilities. Most antiepileptic drugs have the effect of antiepilepsy, and the drugs work by reducing the excitability of brain nerves to achieve the effect of antiepilepsy, but they cannot repair cells. Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease caused by abnormal discharge of neurons, and to achieve a cure, it is necessary to repair the damaged neuron cells.Suggestions: However, the child is still in the developmental stage. Under the condition that epilepsy has been cured, as long as confidence is enhanced and learning efforts are made, it will still catch up. After all, brain development will gradually make up for the shortcomings. For deep-sea fish with good brain development and walnuts, etc., they can be eaten more. At the same time, physical exercise should be done, and a strong body will also promote better brain development, making up for the gaps caused in the past.