Patient's question:
I have had epilepsy since I was a child. The specific cause of it is not something my parents mentioned. Now that I have reached marriage age, I am a bit worried. It's enough for me to have epilepsy alone, and I don't want my child to have it too. I'd like to ask, how exactly is epilepsy treated? Will it be inherited to the next generation?Doctor's answer:
Hello, epilepsy is a disease that causes whole-body limb convulsions due to abnormal pulses in brain tissue. This can be divided into traumatic or congenital causes. It can be confirmed through careful examination of an electroencephalogram or a cranial CT. Treatment mainly involves long-term oral antiepileptic drugs, such as carbamazepine or sodium valproate. Generally, it will not be inherited by offspring for 2 to 5 generations.