Considerations for follow-up visits for children with epilepsy

  1.What is the need for follow-up?  Well-controlled epilepsy with no seizures: You can follow up about once every six months. If you really have to travel far and inconvenient, you can follow up in your local area and return to our hospital for 1 year.  Unsatisfactory control of epilepsy: follow the doctor’s order for follow-up, usually 1~3 months after adjusting the medication, unless the seizures are aggravated, there is no need for earlier follow-up.  If adverse reactions are suspected: You should visit your local hospital as soon as possible. In particular, if drug allergies such as rashes appear, you should follow up as soon as possible because drug allergies can progress quickly and a few can even be fatal.  2. Materials to be prepared for the follow-up: Generally, you should bring all the information of your previous visits, especially the medical records and EEG of your previous visits to our hospital. You can review the blood routine and liver function in the local area, and follow the doctor’s instructions if he has additional medical advice.  3. If you have been seizure-free for 2 consecutive years, be sure to review a long-range EEG (>4 hours) before the follow-up visit.  4.If there is an increase in seizures recently and no EEG has been done recently (within 3 months), it is better to review a long-range EEG before the follow-up.  5.If the child is as usual and there is no other abnormality, and there is no need to review the EEG this time, the follow-up can be done without the child.  The above is for parents’ reference only, but we should follow the doctor’s instructions.