Patient's question:
My neighbor's little brother is currently suffering from epilepsy. He's only a few years old and already has this condition. It seems to be a bit of intergenerational inheritance in the family. Right now, he's just taking medication and has been to several places for treatment, but the results are still not very good. I don't know what to do now. How long does it take to treat benign childhood epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Generally, epilepsy cannot be cured. The only option is to take antiepileptic drug therapy. Even with antiepileptic drug therapy, it requires a very long time, possibly several years. In severe cases, surgery may also be necessary. Therefore, this disease fundamentally cannot be cured on its own. It can only be treated through drug therapy or surgical treatment. So, if you have this disease, undergoing systematic antiepileptic drug therapy is the appropriate approach.