This article will provide answers to typical questions I have encountered in recent consultations, correcting some misconceptions of patients and families, and hopefully helping you in the process of controlling epilepsy. Commonly asked questions 1: Is it epilepsy? Often people with seizures are put on the hat of epilepsy, so it is necessary to explain that normally we say epilepsy is just a seizure, seizures are just a symptom, just like we usually say fever, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, just symptoms, can not be said to be epilepsy, seizures are just a symptom, the occurrence of such symptoms can be many reasons, so it is necessary to It is necessary to go to the hospital to be diagnosed through the appropriate tests to determine what the disease is, and then to treat it accordingly. Seizures can occur in normal people, just like all the symptoms mentioned above, so there is no need to make a fuss about it, as long as you actively cooperate with your doctor to find the cause, diagnose whether it is epilepsy, and treat it accordingly. FAQ 2: How is epilepsy treated? The diagnosis of epilepsy is a general term for a large category or group of diseases, so after the diagnosis of epilepsy, the specialist will make a comprehensive judgment based on your seizure condition and examination results, which kind of epilepsy it is, and develop a different treatment plan, rather than a uniform one, how to treat epilepsy, and even if the same kind of epilepsy, it is estimated that patients of different genders and ages will choose different drugs and treatment plans. The actual fact is that the actual person is not just a person, but also a person who is not a person. In fact, treatment is not only about medication, surgery, and some treatment measures, but also about the adjustment of living habits and diet, including not staying up too late, being too tired, reasonable use of TV, computer and cell phones, and not drinking alcohol, etc. All are considered treatment. The most common problems are: the status of epilepsy treatment? Many patients mentioned that non-pharmaceutical treatment or pure Chinese medicine treatment or magnetic stimulation treatment, buried wire treatment surgery treatment and acupuncture treatment and even gene, stem cell treatment and so on under the banner of high-tech, all kinds of, fancy, in fact, all use the patient’s anxious psychology, by some ulterior motives to use, I once had a patient has been adjusted through the program, good control is very good, the results because The family saw an advertisement that said it could cure epilepsy, and then went to do the buried wire treatment, and also ate a Chinese medicine that did not know what ingredients, resulting in allergies, frequent seizures, and finally came back to toss a long time to get better, but not as good as before. The first way to treat epilepsy is to take oral medication, generally a drug is enough, through the regular medication treatment plus follow the doctor’s orders, adjust their habits of life diet habits, 70% of patients can be completely controlled and cured, the remaining 30% belong to refractory epilepsy can also be through the auxiliary treatment, including surgery, vagus nerve stimulation, keto therapy, etc. can be epilepsy control to a minimum. The remaining 30% of refractory epilepsy can also be controlled to a minimum through adjuvant therapy, including surgery, vagus nerve stimulation, keto therapy, etc. Therefore, for the treatment of epilepsy, drug therapy first, supplemented by other treatments, the prospects are still very optimistic. The most common problems are: can epilepsy be cured? I can tell you clearly that 70% of epilepsy patients can be cured through various treatment methods and programs. What is the cost of epilepsy treatment? The doctor will choose different anti-epileptic drugs according to the type of epilepsy and the patient’s own economic situation. At present, the effect of traditional anti-epileptic drugs and many new drugs for epilepsy is similar, the difference is that the new drugs have less adverse reactions, so it is not the higher the cost, the better the treatment, in general patients, the lesser cost can control epilepsy. FAQ 6: Treatment for women with epilepsy? Epilepsy patients can get pregnant and have a healthy baby, under the guidance of a doctor, choose the appropriate antiepileptic drugs. The key during pregnancy is still to control seizures and not to stop using antiepileptic drugs.