Patient's question:
How is epilepsy caused by viral encephalitis treated? I recently had a sudden outbreak of viral encephalitis, and fortunately, I survived. However, various complications caused by the encephalitis have followed. So, I wanted to ask the doctor, is this because the hospital where I was treated didn't have good technology?Doctor's answer:
A seizure should be secondary to viral encephalitis. After treatment, the symptoms of viral encephalitis have subsided, but infected brain cells remain. Brain cells cannot be regenerated at all. If abnormal pulses occur in this area, seizures may recur. If it is only a first recurrence of epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs have certain side effects, so it can be temporarily observed carefully. However, if there are two or more recurrences within a year, oral medication should be used to control the seizures.