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Epilepsy

by Narayana Health September 20, 2016
written by Narayana Health September 20, 2016
Epilepsy

What is Epilepsy?

Epilepsy is the tendency to have recurrent seizures. It is the same thing as a seizure disorder. A single seizure does not constitute epilepsy.

 

How Long Do Seizures last for?

  • 30-60 Seconds

Typical Seicure

 

  • 30 minutes

Status Epilepticus

 

Epilepsy indicators:

  • Certain medications
  • Excess caffeine
  • Not eating well
  • Hormonal Changes
  • Specific time of day or night
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Fever or other illnesses
  • Flashing light or patterns
  • Alcohol or Drug use
  • Stress

 

Treatment & Care

Medications for epilepsy are mainstays in controlling epileptic seizures. But surgical procedures are another dimension in treatment. Learn about your options.

 

Treatment

Treatment for Epilepsy

The type of treatment prescribed will depend on several factors, including the frequency and severity of the seizures and the person’s age, overall health, and medical history.

 

  • Ketogenic Diet

This is one of the oldest treatments for epilepsy, and helps lessen seizures.

 

  • Alternative Treatments

Biofeedback, melatonin, and large vitamin doses can help. Read on.

 

  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Learn the risks and benefits of this epilepsy surgery.

 

  • Epilepsy Treatments: Find the Right Medication

There is no cure for epilepsy, but medications may help keep symptoms under control.

 

  • New Epilepsy Treatments

Treatments for epilepsy have come a long way in the last decade. Doctors have more than twice as many epilepsy medications to choose from than they did 10 years ago.

 

  • Epilepsy Drugs for Children

There are a wide number of medications available for treating epilepsy in children, and advances in the past years have made a difference.

 

  • Multiple Subpial Transection (MST)

Sometimes, brain seizures begin in a vital area of the brain — for example, in areas that control movement, feeling, language, or memory.

 

  • Temporal Lobe Resection

A temporal lobe resection is a surgery performed on the brain to control seizures. In this procedure, brain tissue in the temporal lobe is resected, or cut away, to remove the seizure focus.

 

  • Lesionectomy

Lesionectomy may be an option for people whose epilepsy is linked to a defined lesion and whose seizures are not controlled by medication.

 

  • Functional Hemispherectomy

This procedure generally is used only for people with epilepsy who do not experience improvement in their condition after taking many different medications and who have severe, uncontrollable seizures.

 

  • Corpus Callosotomy

A corpus callosotomy, sometimes called split-brain surgery, may be performed in people with the most extreme and uncontrollable forms of epilepsy, when frequent seizures affect both sides of the brain.

 

  • Extratemporal Cortical Resection

An extratemporal cortical resection is an operation to resect, or cut away, brain tissue that contains a seizure focus.

 

  • Drug Treatments for Essential Tremor

With the use of medication, people with essential tremor may see improvement in their ability to control their tremor and improvement in activities such as drinking from a cup or using food utensils.

 

Care

  • Seizure: What to Do At Home

To prevent injuries during a seizure, these tips will help.

 

  • Stopping Your Epilepsy Treatment

Has it been awhile since you’ve had a seizure? Talk to your doctor about stopping medication.

 

  • Seizure Safety and Prevention

Taking epilepsy medication after a first or second or febrile seizure may also help prevent recurrent seizures.

 

 

 

 

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