Patient's question:
What are the causes of epilepsy? I have been suffering from epilepsy for many years and have been receiving treatment, but it has not improved. Everyone around knows and avoids me. I don't know what to do.Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy, as a chronic disease, may not cause significant interference to patients in the short term, but frequent long-term recurrence can severely affect their physical and mental health, intelligence, and cognitive abilities. Epilepsy is a chronic condition characterized by sudden, abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, leading to temporary dysfunction of brain functions. It is caused by various factors such as trauma, birth injuries, various brain diseases, poisoning, nutritional and metabolic disorders, degenerative diseases, congenital factors, hereditary factors, excessive fright, and psychological stress. Patients can be trained and live just like normal people. Therefore, appropriate and standardized antiepileptic drug treatment is crucial.