Patient's question:
What are the several common types of epilepsy in adults? I have recently been feeling stomach discomfort frequently, and today I even fainted on my way home from work, with everything going black in front of my eyes. Is this a sign that my epilepsy is about to relapse?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is divided into primary epilepsy and secondary epilepsy based on the cause of onset. Primary epilepsy is related to generational genetic factors, while secondary epilepsy is associated with head trauma or sequelae of cerebrovascular disease. Epilepsy is classified according to the severity of recurrence into small seizures, grand seizures, psychomotor seizures, and status epilepticus. The treatment of epilepsy is a long-term chronic process. It can be treated with medication or surgery. Currently, medication-based treatment remains the foundation, and it is recommended that you seek treatment from a specialized epilepsy clinic.