What are the triggers of epilepsy in glioma patients and their self-protection?
A: For temperature stimulation, hunger, drinking alcohol or eating caffeinated food, strong sound and light stimulation, heavy physical labor, strenuous exercise, fatigue, lack of sleep, and mental factors can trigger seizures. Family members should keep an eye on the condition and acquire knowledge about epilepsy. Keep patients relaxed and happy, learn to protect themselves in life, and try to avoid triggering factors in their lives.
Can fever aggravate epilepsy in a child with glioma who has a history of epilepsy?
A: Children with a history of epilepsy are prone to induce convulsions after the occurrence of high fever. High fever convulsions usually manifest as generalized tonic-clonic seizures, which are not classified as epileptic syndromes. However, there is a close relationship with epilepsy, febrile convulsions are common in children, and each febrile convulsion is itself a seizure. Therefore children with hyperthermia should be promptly cooled.
What should I pay attention to in the daily care of children who still have epilepsy after surgery?
A: (1) Reasonable arrangements should be made for the child’s life and studies to ensure adequate rest and avoid overexertion, sleep deprivation and mood swings.
(2) Pay attention to the diet should be quantitative, do not overeat, avoid spicy stimulation, coffee and seafood, and do not drink too much water.
(3) Ensure the patient’s personal safety. The child should be accompanied by family members when going out to prevent accidental injury during seizures.
(4) Anti-epileptic drugs must be taken regularly and on time, and should not be increased or decreased, stopped or missed.
Will children’s long-term use of antiepileptic drugs affect their health?
A: Long-term use of antiepileptic drugs can lead to liver function damage and bone marrow suppression in children, but stopping the drugs without permission can lead to difficulty in controlling epilepsy, recurrence and aggravation of the disease. In severe cases, neurological function can also be damaged, and intellectual and motor impairment or emotional abnormalities can occur.
What should I pay attention to psychologically in patients with glioma epilepsy?
A: As a complex neurological disease, epilepsy requires long-term treatment and care. Patients with epilepsy should not develop inferiority complexes or psychological barriers such as being inferior to others. The patient with epilepsy should establish confidence in overcoming the disease and insist on treatment not to give up halfway.
How should glioma patients be cared for at home when they have seizures?
A: Some patients have aura symptoms before the seizure. When the seizure occurs, family members should immediately lay the patient down, untie the clothes and pants in time, and place the towel or handkerchief between the upper and lower teeth of the mouth as soon as possible to prevent biting the tongue and cheek. Those who wear dentures should take them out, promptly clean the secretions from the mouth and nose, and keep the respiratory tract unobstructed. Safety measures should be given at the bedside as much as possible to prevent the patient from falling out of bed or self-injury. Keep detailed records of the frequency and duration of seizures and seek medical attention promptly if they cannot be relieved.
Can patients with glioma epilepsy refer to other people’s experience of epilepsy treatment?
A: Seizures are idiosyncratic and occur for different reasons and in different forms, so the control measures for epilepsy are different. The treatment of epilepsy patients must be determined under the guidance of a doctor. Once their treatment plan is determined, they should adhere to it for a long time and should not stop or increase or decrease the dose without permission, and should not switch or add other antiepileptic drugs on their own to avoid bad effects.
Do trace elements in the body have any effect on patients with glioma epilepticum?
A: The occurrence of epilepsy is closely related to increased zinc levels in the body (especially in the brain). Monitoring of blood zinc concentrations in epileptic patients revealed that almost all epileptic patients had higher average zinc levels in their blood than normal. In patients treated with long-term antiepileptic drugs, the blood zinc concentration was significantly lower than before treatment, and some even showed symptoms of zinc deficiency. Therefore, patients are advised to eat as little or as little as possible of zinc-rich foods (oysters, liver, etc.) in their daily lives.
Do patients with glioma epilepticus need to limit salt intake?
A: Epilepsy tends to accumulate water in the body, and when there is too much, epilepsy is easily triggered. The mesencephalon is the center of water and fluid regulation in the body. A large amount of water and salt entering the body will increase the burden on the mesencephalon, which can lead to seizures. Therefore, epilepsy patients should try to control water and salt intake.