Patient's question:
I am 20 years old. I don't know what happened recently. I always feel dizzy. I don't want to eat. I often have a hoarse voice. I thought I had a cold. I went to the hospital and got some medicine. I heard my friends say I have epilepsy. Is it true that I have been dizzy recently? Besides the cold, could I also have dizziness like epilepsy? How do epilepsy hospitals prevent epilepsy? Is epilepsy hereditary?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a chronic, recurrent syndrome of transient brain dysfunction. It is characterized by repeated seizures caused by abnormal discharges of brain neurons. Inflammation of the central nervous system can interfere with structure or function, such as chromosomal abnormalities, focal or diffuse brain diseases, and many systemic diseases. These conditions may be triggered by psychological trauma, infections, and poisoning, or they may be hereditary. Generally, antiepileptic drugs such as lamotrigine, topiramate, and oxcarbazepine can be used to treat epilepsy, with good efficacy.