How to treat pediatric epilepsy drooling

Pediatric epilepsy drooling is caused by the inability to control the swallowing muscles during a seizure, resulting in spitting. To control drooling means controlling epilepsy. Epilepsy can be treated with general therapy, medications such as sodium valproate, and surgery if necessary. 1. General treatment: pediatric epilepsy seizures need to keep the airway open to avoid aspiration, oxygen inhalation if necessary. Usually try to avoid colds, mood swings, fatigue and so on. 2. Drug therapy: pediatric patients should pay attention to the selection of drugs to try to choose relatively small impact on cognitive function, memory and other drugs. At the same time, it is necessary to choose drugs according to the type of seizure. Commonly used drugs are sodium valproate, lamotrigine and so on. 3. Surgery: epilepsy caused by focal cortical dysplasia and cerebral facial hemangiomatosis can be treated with surgery. Pediatric epilepsy drooling, there are other treatment methods, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible, to confirm the diagnosis of the type of epileptic seizures, under the guidance of the doctor’s scientific treatment, the use of medication in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.