What is epilepsy

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A month ago, when I attended the company party, I suddenly lost consciousness, and then fell to the ground without feeling it. Later, I heard my friends say that I was convulsed and foaming, and I was diagnosed with epilepsy. Now let's learn together. Today, let me share with you what epilepsy is.

What is epilepsy

First: epilepsy, commonly known as "epilepsy" or "epilepsy", is a chronic disease caused by sudden abnormal discharge of brain neurons, which leads to transient brain dysfunction. The clinical manifestations of epileptic seizures are complex and diverse due to the different starting sites and transmission modes of abnormal discharges, which can be manifested as paroxysmal motor, sensory, autonomic nervous, consciousness and mental disorders.

Second: it often has premonitory symptoms before a major attack, such as sudden vertigo, chest tightness, palpitations and so on, indicating that it will attack soon. Patients quickly find a safe place to sit down or lie down, such as the roadside, soft land, to avoid obstacles that may cause injury, to prevent the occurrence of accidents.

Third: epilepsy can be treated by Tonifying the heart and kidney, eliminating phlegm and wind, resuscitating and calming epilepsy, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, calming the liver and purging fire, regulating the body condition, regulating the function of viscera, strengthening the foundation and cultivating the yuan, so as to achieve the purpose of cure. The side effect of traditional Chinese medicine is small, and it is not easy to relapse after cure.

matters needing attention

Epilepsy in the interictal period, EEG may not be able to make abnormal, sometimes can only test the symptoms of judgment, but to exclude the possibility of false seizures, if the symptoms of frequent seizures, can go to the Department of Neurology.