Proper understanding of epilepsy

  Occasionally, you will see someone suddenly fall to the ground in the street, confused, foaming at the mouth, constantly convulsing, looking very scary, uninformed passers-by dare not move, this sudden seizure is epilepsy, also known as “lamb wind”, “sheep epilepsy This sudden seizure is often referred to as “lamb wind”, “sheep epilepsy”, and “piggyback wind.  In traditional Chinese medicine, epilepsy is often referred to as epilepsy or epilepsy, and the knowledge of epilepsy in Chinese medicine was recorded more than 2000 years ago. Modern medicine considers epilepsy as a syndrome characterized by intermittent central nervous system dysfunction caused by recurrent neuronal overdischarge in the brain.  The clinical manifestations of seizures are complex and varied, but all have the common features of seizures, transience, and stereotypy. The so-called seizure nature, that is, often recurring after an unequal interval of time, frequent petit mal seizures can reach more than tens of times a day, the interval of other types of seizures is slightly longer than the interval of petit mal seizures; the so-called transient nature, that is, the duration of each seizure can be terminated by itself within a few seconds to a few minutes; the so-called stereotyped nature, that is, the characteristics of each seizure of the same child are roughly similar.  According to statistics, the total number of epilepsy patients in China is about 9 million, and the annual number of new epilepsy is about 400,000, with an incidence rate of about 30/100,000, epilepsy has become one of the most common diseases in neurology. The majority of pediatric epilepsy occurs in the preschool years, and infancy is the first peak period of epilepsy onset.  Many innocent children may suffer from childhood epilepsy during their happy childhood, with less laughter and more pain.  Some people believe that once you have epilepsy, you will never be cured. In fact, if children with epilepsy receive standardized and reasonable antiepileptic treatment, 70% to 80% of their seizures can be controlled, and about 2/3 of them can be completely controlled, discontinued and kept seizure-free after 3 to 5 years of treatment, i.e., clinically cured. Treatment of epilepsy includes antiepileptic medication and surgery, with antiepileptic medication being the primary treatment.  However, due to the lack of awareness of epilepsy, many children with epilepsy do not receive reasonable and effective treatment.  Once a child with epilepsy is diagnosed, many parents have different degrees of psychological problems, and some of them have a lot of psychological pressure. In addition, the patient’s family members are likely to believe in the “cure”, “eradication”, “ancestral secret formula” and other advertising propaganda, not to seek medical treatment in regular hospitals, some blindly believe in the so-called biased prescriptions and give up the opportunity of regular treatment; or overly concerned about the adverse drug reactions, too much emphasis on the adverse effects of anti-epileptic drugs on the cognitive function of the brain, can not adhere to the reasonable treatment according to medical advice, and even arbitrarily stop and change drugs. The majority of these can be detected and adjusted early through regular testing.  If children with epilepsy do not receive proper treatment, seizures will not only become more frequent, but also seriously damage the higher functions of the human brain, such as intelligence, motor impairment or emotional abnormalities, which will not only delay the child’s condition, but also bring a heavy economic and psychological burden to the child and family.  Therefore, for the treatment of children with epilepsy, it is especially important to improve the level of awareness of the child’s family through psychological intervention and health education, eliminate psychological barriers, reduce negative emotions, and make positive changes in their attitude and understanding of treatment while applying antiepileptic drugs.  Epilepsy is not a terrible disease, not an incurable disease, and it is wise to deal with it positively.