Patient's question:
The child next door has had some mental issues since childhood. They frequently have regular seizures and often say many crazy things. After going to the hospital for a thorough examination, it was confirmed that they suffered from epilepsy. So, what exactly is epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a chronic disease characterized by sudden, abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, leading to temporary dysfunction of the brain. Patients who do not respond to medication and do not require surgery should undergo detailed localization of the epileptic focus to determine if surgery is appropriate. Carefully managing emotions, diet, physical exertion, and infections are common triggers of epilepsy. Generally, the most common cause of epilepsy is brain inflammation, particularly inflammation of the brain, hippocampus, and limbic system, which can lead to abnormal transmission of neural signals and thus cause epilepsy.