Epilepsy is one of the most severe chronic diseases of the central nervous system. Is accompanied by a tendency to seizures.

Depending on the factors that caused the disease, it is customary to divide it into idiopathic (the reason has not yet been identified) and symptomatic (a consequence of various lesions of brain tissue). It should be noted that the treatment of epilepsy is a rather complicated and long-term process..

Main manifestations and symptoms Often, the development of the disease begins at an early age, while the disease is constantly progressing. The mild form is accompanied by a small number of rare seizures, while in the subsequent stages they are regular (occur almost daily and are repeated in series of 4-10 times). One of the most effective diagnostic methods is an encephalogram..

The patient may experience personality changes - periods of flattering and softness are replaced by anger and pettiness. In many cases, mental retardation is possible..

The most characteristic signs One of the main signs of epilepsy is the so-called large convulsive seizure, which is preceded by a prodromal period, accompanied by a lack of appetite, nausea, muscle twitching and a whole range of quickly replacing each other feelings and sensations (from delight and the feeling of the wind blowing the body, to the characteristic goosebumps. After this, the patient usually loses consciousness and begins to have seizures..

Trance is a state in which the patient feels any of his actions as taking place without control of consciousness, memory lapses are possible.

Epileptic twilight is one of the manifestations of a severe form of the disease. It is accompanied by a clouding of consciousness (motor activity is maintained at the same time), bouts of aggression, hallucinations, obsessions.

Methods of treatment The course of therapy is usually carried out in a hospital setting (neurological department or psychiatric hospital), sometimes even on a compulsory basis. The complex of measures to combat the disease, as a rule, includes:.

Various combinations of anticonvulsants.

For prolonged attacks, anesthesia is used using a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide.

Complete refusal to drink alcohol, drive fast in any modes of transport, eliminate stress.

When the exact location of the foci of the disease is identified, they are removed by surgical methods.

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