Patient's question:
What are the treatment methods for children with epilepsy? I have had epilepsy for over ten years and have been treated in the hospital. Almost twice a year. Basically, epilepsy is getting worse. When it's severe, limbs twitch, foam at the mouth, bite the tongue, and it's extremely painful. The hospital says I have refractory epilepsy. What is refractory epilepsy? What kind of medicine should be taken for epilepsy?Doctor's answer:
Hippocampal sclerosis, mesial temporal lobe sclerosis, cortical dysplasia, cavernous angioma, low-grade glioma, nodular sclerosis, and cerebral microdysgenesis are among the brain diseases that can lead to refractory epilepsy. The main factor causing refractory epilepsy is the type of seizure, also known as refractory epilepsy, which refers to poor response to conventional antiepileptic treatment. Generally, antiepileptic drugs cannot completely control seizures in patients. Treatment should be based on the underlying cause.