Patient's question:
My child at home has epilepsy. Now the doctor says the child needs to take medication to save the child. Usually, the child walks fine, but they start to fall and their hands and feet begin to twitch uncontrollably. I'm worried that the medication will have bad effects on the child. Must epilepsy be treated with medication?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder where abnormal and synchronous neuronal discharges are the main cause of recurrence. Its characteristics are sudden and transient symptoms. Due to the different locations of neurons with abnormal discharges in the brain, the manifestations can be diverse, ranging from motor, sensory, or autonomic nerve involvement, accompanied or not accompanied by changes in consciousness or alertness. Epilepsy is a chronic mental disorder. If the condition is not properly managed, it may lead to additional pressure. Many epilepsy patients hold a pessimistic attitude towards whether the disease can be cured.