2-only 5% of the general population of at least one epileptic seizure during their lifetime is known to his. 1000 people, however, been suggested that 4-12 with chronic or active epilepsy. Chance of stopping seizures is higher in the early stages of epilepsy. After a full recovery is less risk of recurrence. Long-standing epileptic seizures are less likely to improve. Nearly half of epilepsy starts within the first 4-5 years.
As for the three main chapters examine the possible causes of epilepsy;
1 - Hereditary factors: genetic factors that usually occurs spontaneously arising under epilepsy. Kromozonlarda changes occurring in childhood epilepsy has proved to be genetically.Epileptics family history of epilepsy or epileptic seizures are common.2 - Brain pathology: birth trauma, brain hemorrhage, the brain of oxygen to remain, brain infections, metabolic disorders in newborns can cause seizures. Head injuries, diseases of the brain vessels, in the brain of the masses, etc. may cause seizures in adults.
3 - Systemic pathological processes: systemic diseases, metabolic and toxic factors that may cause seizures, but the cause of the seizures disappear when the agent stops by itself. But this opens the way to permanent damage to the brain etmenlar will continue despite the elimination of seizures temen. Some medicines are known to cause seizures in people sensitive.
Epileptic seizures caused by brain region taking into consideration the result of investigations that are divided into two partial and generalized. Some of these are not classifiable oluştundan seizures in infancy.A-Partial Epileptic Seizures:Simple Partial Seizures:These are signs of seizures in one patient seizure of the body undergo a certain amount of area. For example, a foot or arm on the type of epilepsy, simple partial seizures are called qualified contractions. This type of seizure where it began moving in a specific order, such as can, you can keep half of the body. For example, convulsions, respectively, starting from the forearm, upper arm, face, and language, then spread to the lower extremities. If the consciousness of the body may be distorted if the other half. On the weakness of contractions may be developed after the seizure has stopped. In addition, this type of simple sensory seizures may develop in one extremity, hand and fingers are usually numbness-tingling, burning, and short-lasting symptoms such as pain may occur rarely. These symptoms can wind down one half of the body as well as locally. Surface of the skin color changes (redness-fading), heard sounds, blood pressure changes, accompanied by only a very kind of blurring of consciousness, partial seizures can occur.
Complex Partial Seizures:When the above-mentioned complex partial seizures associated with impaired consciousness and seizures is recommended to use the term. Sensory seizures simple partial epileptic seizures is felt as different image instead of a shapeless, flashing lights or a scene from the life of the patient's history, images, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, re-lived. But the truth bağdaşmadığının patients are aware of what they feel.
B-Generalized Epileptic Seizures:
Generalized epileptic seizures as possible to collect a few headlines. Called petit mal walking and talking with the sudden loss of consciousness, motor activity, such as the cessation of eating is the most common form of nature. Body position is maintained and the patient does not fall down during a seizure, the eyes are as bakakalmış, and the patient can not communicate with its surrounding area are not aware of. Instantaneous communication failure, a single muscle or muscle group, sudden, short-term contractions, etc. forms may occur. Patient with loss of consciousness occurs.
Without the normal period between the seizures of epilepsy that requires urgent intervention, may be presented as follow each other consecutively. Under normal conditions in accordance with the definition of epilepsy, the first epileptic seizure at least one seizure within one year of antiepileptic treatment in patients who had more starts. To be used is selected according to the type of drug seizures. Treatment of multiple drug use sometimes when there is only enough to be applied to drug use. The use of this drug is very important for the blood level of drug treatment. May take 14-30 days to reach adequate blood levels of some drugs. The main purpose of treatment is to stop the seizures and the high rate of seizures with drug therapy is stopped. Seizures stopped completely with the average 3-5 years in patients with the same drug can be continued. For this reason, the drugs used should not be stopped without the doctor's advice. At the end of this period is about 25% of the risk of seizures after drug discontinuation. Drug use during the first weeks after starting the drug in the body can be seen in some of the responses. Skin rash may be the start of treatment. Several times within the first month of treatment a complete blood count and liver function tests, consult with your doctor to control. With the most appropriate drug treatment, appropriate dose, time, be very important in the treatment of the disease. Therefore, each phase of treatment should be followed by specialist physicians.
