The duration of epilepsy treatment varies from person to person, generally requiring about three months or even longer. The severity of the condition also varies, and recovery is related to the patient's physical condition and age. It is recommended to strictly follow the doctor's instructions regarding the use of anti-epileptic drugs. For primary epilepsy, if the course of the disease is short, the condition is mild, there is no psychological stress, and excessive medication has not been taken, and the brain topography shows mild abnormalities, most patients will return to normal within 4 months after starting anti-epileptic drugs, and a small number will return to normal within 6-8 months. The duration of treatment for primary epilepsy varies.
What are the causes of primary epilepsy?
Psychological factors: Some patients may experience seizures during intense emotional activity, mental excitement, fright, calculation, playing chess, or playing cards. Epilepsy can also be triggered by psychological reflex epilepsy, fever, excessive water intake, hyperventilation, alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation, overwork, and hunger. It may also be due to congenital developmental abnormalities. Epilepsy has several related factors that are associated with its occurrence and development. These factors, when present alone, do not cause seizures but can induce or exacerbate them under specific conditions. Clinically, these are sometimes referred to as triggering factors, such as endocrine factors, sleep, genetic factors, and age.
How to self-diagnose primary epilepsy
The symptoms of epilepsy generally include sudden cessation of movement, a blank stare lasting five to ten seconds, and an abrupt end. In severe cases, it can manifest as sudden loss of consciousness, respiratory arrest, limb convulsions, clenched fists, upward rolling of the eyes or deviation of the pupils to one side, cyanosis, frothing at the mouth, and often accompanied by tongue biting and urinary incontinence. Generally, epilepsy is classified according to its cause into primary epilepsy, secondary epilepsy, and epilepsy of unknown cause. In such cases, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for examination and treatment with appropriate medication and surgery; otherwise, normal recovery will be difficult. Prevention of epilepsy mainly involves avoiding triggering factors.