Patient's question:
I am 45 years old, and I have been suffering from epilepsy for three years. I have been treated before, and my condition has stabilized. However, I always have trouble during the summer. Whenever it gets hot, I easily suffer from heatstroke. The living conditions at home are poor, and there is no air conditioning. We live in a single-story house, which is extremely hot. I really don't know what to do.Doctor's answer:
Hello: The mind of a person with epilepsy should be calm, which is the most important aspect to be cautious about epilepsy. In the hot summer, people tend to feel stuffy, restless, and easily fatigued or irritable. Therefore, epilepsy patients should calm their minds to prevent recurrence of epilepsy. Heatstroke can cause significant damage to the human body, mainly because excessively high body temperature directly damages cells, leading to enzyme denaturation, mitochondrial dysfunction, loss of cell membrane stability, and interruption of aerobic metabolic pathways, resulting in multi-organ dysfunction or failure. In fact, having epilepsy is not frightening. Patients should believe that they can overcome the disease as long as they recognize the symptoms in time and receive appropriate treatment. The chances of controlling the condition and recovering are very high.