Patient's question:
What are the key points of care for epilepsy? My mother suffers from epilepsy, which was caused by a head injury in the past. She has been uninterested in eating anything at home and had a recurrence today. What care should be provided?Doctor's answer:
Please carefully check how the patient takes the medication on time and in the correct dosage without any errors, to prevent underdose, missed dose, or overdose. Since epilepsy is a chronic disease, long-term treatment must be maintained. Only after the symptoms of epilepsy are completely controlled can we consider gradually discontinuing the medication. The process of reducing the dosage also needs to be over a year. Never discontinue or suddenly stop the medication in the short term. The longer the course of the disease, the higher the dosage, and the slower the medication should be discontinued. A very small number of epilepsy patients may need to take medication for life. For the patient, if the epilepsy condition is severe, symptomatic treatment should be administered immediately, and appropriate medication should be used. Otherwise, it may lead to a recurrence of epilepsy. Additionally