How can children with epilepsy be cared for on a daily basis?

  Epilepsy is a chronic and recurrent disease with a long duration throughout the course of the disease. To achieve successful treatment, daily care is very important.  A. Anti-epileptic drug treatment-related care Clinicians help you choose reasonable drugs according to the child’s age, gender, seizure type and type of epileptic syndrome, drug characteristics, economic and social and other comprehensive factors, parents must follow up on schedule according to the doctor’s requirements. The parents need to do the following aspects during treatment: 1. Strictly grasp the time of taking medication, medication dose, dosing method, not to miss the medication, not to arbitrarily reduce the dose, stop medication or intermittent irregular medication.  2, observe the drug efficacy response, record the number of seizures and seizure performance, clear seizure control.  3. Closely observe the adverse reactions that occur after taking the medication. Anti-epileptic drugs will have more or less adverse reactions, including neurological sedation, gastrointestinal discomfort, impaired liver and kidney function, allergic or hypersensitivity reactions, abnormal blood system, weight gain or loss, etc. Most children can tolerate well or do not appear, only a small number of children have adverse reactions. Therefore, careful observation and prompt follow-up should be made during drug administration. Most of the adverse reactions are transient, occurring mostly at the beginning of dosing or dose increase, and are related to blood levels, so there is no need to be overly alarmed. However, for serious idiosyncratic reactions, such as obvious rash or skin mucous membrane damage, the drug should be immediately discontinued and contacted with medical personnel to adjust the treatment.  4, adhere to long-term, regular, reasonable individualized treatment, and timely follow-up, under the guidance of professional doctors to strive for early and complete control of seizures, no or few adverse reactions, and the best quality of life, which is the best realm of successful treatment of epilepsy.  Second, home care during seizures To observe the aura symptoms of seizures. If antecedent symptoms appear, take immediate safety and protection measures, quickly lay the child flat on a quiet and comfortable bed with the head on one side to avoid all kinds of unnecessary stimulation. Keep the airway open, remove secretions and sputum in time to prevent vomiting and aspiration. Loosen the collar and belt at the same time. During convulsive seizures, violent convulsions of limbs and trunk muscles can produce fractures or dislocations of limbs or spine, so do not press the limbs strongly during convulsions to prevent fractures and dislocations, parents observe the whole process of seizures, observe the site, duration and performance of symptoms during seizures, observe consciousness, incontinence and post-seizure conditions. If you have a prolonged seizure, you should be sent to the hospital immediately for treatment.  The children with epilepsy are prone to pessimism, anxiety, fear, depression and other psychological disorders due to long-term recurrent seizures. And sensitive and stubborn, lack of confidence in the treatment. In this regard, the role of psychological care is sometimes more important than drug treatment. Therefore, parents should care for their children. They should communicate with them more often and make a correct assessment of the child’s psychological behavior. Targeted psychological counseling and psychological behavior interventions can help the children to establish confidence in overcoming the disease and actively cooperate with the treatment. At the same time, encourage them to participate in some sports and group activities within their ability to enhance their self-confidence and independent living ability.