What is epilepsy?

Epilepsy is a sudden abnormal discharge of neurons in the brain due to various causes, resulting in brain dysfunction. Epilepsy is a chronic disease with recurrent seizures. Typical clinical manifestations are grand mal seizures, such as sudden confusion, tonic convulsions of the limbs, which can be accompanied by cyanosis, foaming at the mouth or blood froth, dilated pupils, and clonic seizures of the limbs, which last for 5-15 minutes and then the seizure stops naturally. Common causes include traumatic brain injury, post-cranial surgery, post-stroke, post intracranial infection, brain parasites, hypoxic encephalopathy, Alzheimer’s disease, hyperthermia, cardiac arrest, and A. S. syndrome. The treatment of the disease is mainly for the treatment of the primary disease, some patients can be cured, such as the primary disease treatment still have recurrent episodes, need to rely on long-term drug control, the need for long-term or even lifelong medication. At the same time, attention should be paid to avoid mental stimulation, sleep deprivation, overeating, consumption of excitatory foods such as coffee, cola, tea, alcohol, smoking. Avoid sudden discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs, fever and infections, etc., otherwise epilepsy may be induced.