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Epilepsy is a treatable condition in the majority of patients, say experts. Epilepsy is amongst the most common neurological conditions.
The term is derived from a Greek term 'Epilambanei' with means 'to take hold of.' Ibn Sina (370 AD) identified it as a brain disease. Epilepsy, particularly the generalised type, is easy to identify with the patient having jerking of limbs before losing consciousness with biting of tongue and injuries during the episode.
Others like focal epilepsy may manifest as jerking or numbness of a limb. The psychomotor type manifests with altered consciousness with unresponsiveness along with motor manifestations like lip smacking or grimacing.Know the truth
Myth: Epilepsy attacks is the result of being possessed by an evil spirit
Fact: Epilepsy is a medical condition which is treatable in the majority of patients with early intervention
Most of the epilepsies are curable or can be controlled symptomatically with affordable medications. The primary aim does remain to keep the patient on single automated external defibrillator or AED. Drug-resistant epilepsy is defined as a failure of two or more appropriately selected and adequately tried anticonvulsant medications to achieve seizure freedom for a sustained period of time.
The reasons for an incorrect label of drug-resistant epilepsy include a wrong diagnosis, prescription of wrong drug used of wrong dose, or poor compliance on part of patient. Patients with epilepsy who are drug-resistant should be referred to an epilepsy centre for a surgical evaluation or more specialised care.
Additional investigations are required in cases of refractory epilepsy to localise the focus of epilepsy include video EEG and detailed neuropsychological evaluation. The best results are achieved if surgery for epilepsy is performed in the initial two years of the onset of symptoms. Surgery benefits vary from helping reduce falls from seizure, decreased number of epileptic attack, halt progressive neurological deficit and in some cases may make patient seizure and drug free for life.
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