Patient's question:
Girl baby, 10 years old, a child of a friend of mine. She said her child is jumping around wildly and hitting people, and she can't control it. The whole person is lying on the ground. Please ask: How is pediatric epilepsy treated?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by sudden, abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, leading to temporary dysfunction of the brain. It can be caused by trauma, infections, or poisoning, and may also involve generational hereditary factors, potentially leading to hereditary transmission across generations. Clinical manifestations include generalized tonic-clonic seizures, absence seizures, and partial focal seizures. Currently, the primary treatment for epilepsy involves the use of antiepileptic drugs, and these should not be changed, discontinued, or stopped arbitrarily. Chinese herbal medicine can also be used in conjunction with Western medicine. Different types of epilepsy require different medications, and it is recommended to take them orally under the guidance of a doctor. There are various methods for treating epilepsy, whether through medication, surgery, diet, or other new treatments. It is necessary to seek treatment at a formal epilepsy hospital.