Epilepsy is a chronic disease that affects the patient's brain and is accompanied by a predisposition to seizures with loss of consciousness. However, in spite of the chronic course of the pathology, its successful treatment is possible, it can be medicamental and surgical.
Omega-3 Reduces Seizure Frequency by 33%
Epilepsy, like other diseases, has been studied and continues to be studied by many researchers. It turned out that if you consume omega-3s every day, even in very small doses, you can significantly reduce the number of seizures. The figure is quite impressive and amounts to 33%.
At the University of California, a study was conducted in which 24 people with epilepsy participated. It was carried out under the guidance of Professor of the Department of Neurology K. DiGiorio. It is important that the body of each patient stopped responding to the effects of anticonvulsants.
Special methods
The essence of the study was that each person with epilepsy was given either small or, on the contrary, high doses of Omega-3. Polyunsaturated fatty acids have been offered in the form of fish oil. The study duration was 10 weeks. The results were as follows: the number of seizures decreased by a third (namely, by 33%) while taking small doses. And two patients did not experience a single attack of the disease at all during the experiment. In addition, the dosed intake of fish oil into the body contributed to a decrease in blood pressure, while high ones, on the contrary, contributed to its increase.
Omega-3s did not in any way affect the heart rate, the number of lipids in the blood and the severity of the seizures. Based on this study, DiGiorio concluded that omega-3s help reduce the excitability of brain cells, which in turn inhibits seizures.
In order to get enough Omega-3, you must eat fatty sea fish. It is available and known to everyone, it is mackerel and herring, salmon and trout, sardine and tuna. You can also replenish supplies by taking special supplements. In addition to reducing the number of epileptic seizures, this will help to normalize the work of the heart, protect it from heart attacks, which is very important for patients with epilepsy.
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Treatment of epilepsy with folk remedies
Stone oil for epilepsy. Stone oil is recommended to be taken for epilepsy, as it contains up to 70 elements useful for humans. It has antispasmodic and immunomodulatory properties. There is a "Siberian" recipe for a solution based on stone oil, used for epilepsy. To prepare the medicine, you need to dilute 3 grams of stone oil in 2 liters of water and take a glass three times a day. This must be done before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month. It is best to conduct such a course once a year;
Treatment of epilepsy with herbal powder. Take in equal parts: peony, duckweed, licorice. In order to get the powder, you can use a coffee grinder or, for example, a small mortar. One dose to take will be half a teaspoon. A diphenin tablet should also be added. Take this remedy for epilepsy 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 14 days, after which you need to take a break for a week and repeat the course. In total, you need to go through 3 courses, a significant improvement should come by the end of the first course;
Maryin root for the treatment of epilepsy. In folk medicine, Maryin root is used for epilepsy, neurasthenia, paralysis and other neurological diseases. An alcoholic tincture of petals (3 tablespoons per half liter of vodka, insisted for 20-30 days) is taken in a teaspoon 2-3 times a day;
Myrrh smell in epilepsy. You just need to make sure that the smell of myrrh is constantly present in the room of a person with epilepsy for a month and a half. You can ask for this scented resin in the church. Take a couple of pieces of myrrh, light it in a bowl, and before the patient goes to bed, spread its scent throughout the room. This method has been known for a long time, this is how priests treated epilepsy in ancient times. The smell of myrrh will help not only with epilepsy, but also with chronic fatigue, insomnia and neuroses.
Read more: List of all medicinal herbs used for epilepsy
Drink 1000 Skvortsova A. V
Drink 1000 Skvortsova A. V
Another remedy for the treatment of epilepsy is Skvortsova AV “drink 1000”. The preparation is based on medicinal herbs and propolis. The method of its creation was patented by a physicist from the Novosibirsk academic town Skvortsov.
The drink acts as a general tonic and is prescribed for epilepsy because it:
Improves the conduction of impulses from the nervous system to all tissues and organs of a person;
Allows you to restore the strength spent during attacks and relieve stress;
Improves all cognitive processes, especially memory;
Increases the performance of a person with a chronic illness;
Improves hearing, smell and vision;
Allows you to cope with vegetative-vascular dystonia and increased intracranial pressure;
Suitable for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, which are frequent companions of epilepsy. Reduces the risk of stroke and minimizes its consequences.
Contraindications include only individual intolerance to the components that make up the drink. The substances from which this remedy is made include propolis, extracts of St. John's wort, nutmeg and thyme, as well as the biological additive Alps 7. Care should be taken to give the drink to babies who are not yet 7 years old.
There is a specific method of administration and dosage that should be followed by patients with epilepsy:
Adults (the dosage is also suitable for children over 7 years old) is shown in 10 drops. Better with main meals;
For babies under 12 months old, 1 drop must be diluted with water (20 ml). Give in a teaspoon. You must take no more than 4 spoons per day;
For children over 1 year old and up to 7 years old, the calculation is 1 drop for each year lived. The number of receptions is the same as for adults.
For ease of use, the drug is available in an unbreakable plastic bottle equipped with a dispenser. The bottle contains 30 ml of the drink. It is important to fully use the product after the bottle has been opened, within 2 months. The sealed beverage has a total shelf life of 3 years. It is stored in a cool dark place. If a sediment is found during autopsy, then this is considered the norm. The main thing is, before counting the drops, do not forget to shake the product well.
Where can one buy?
"Drink 1000" can be purchased at the Skvortsov ZDRAVIE center in Vladivostok, or you can arrange delivery by mail through the official website.
Medical treatment for epilepsy
It is important to choose the correct medication regimen to achieve a stable remission. It is known that if the disease was detected for the first time and timely treatment was started, then the first therapeutic course allows 60% of patients to get rid of seizures forever. In other cases, the exacerbation of epilepsy is postponed for a period ranging from 2 to 5 years.
Conservative therapy is based on taking antiepileptic drugs.
It is designed to solve several problems:
First of all, it is necessary to carry out a differential diagnosis of the disease, which allows you to choose adequate medication;
It is important to rule out any other brain damage, such as aneurysm or tumor. The diagnosis should be accompanied by an indication of the true causes of the development of the disease;
It is necessary to exclude all factors provocateurs that can stimulate the next attack. In this case, we are talking about lack of sleep, overheating, the use of alcoholic beverages and mental and physical overstrain;
It is important to achieve relief of status epilepticus or seizure. This requires taking drugs with an anticonvulsant effect. The patient should be provided with adequate first aid. It is important to control the patency of the airways, to exclude the possibility of biting the tongue, to protect the patient from injury during an attack.
One of the solutions to the problem is the constant preventive use of medications. They will help control epileptic seizures.
However, for this, the patient must strictly adhere to the following rules:
Medical treatment for epilepsy
You cannot prescribe medication yourself. Any medications prescribed by the doctor should be taken according to his recommendations;
If there is a desire to replace the drug prescribed by the doctor with a less expensive generic, then you should first consult with the doctor;
You cannot stop treatment on your own;
If the patient feels the development of a depressive mood or, conversely, increased excitability and euphoria, then it is worth informing the doctor about this. Any unusual mood swings should be known to the doctor.
If the diagnosis was prompt, then 50% of patients after initial treatment will be able to live the rest of their lives without seizures. The initiation of therapy is accompanied by a small dose of the drug. Doctors recommend adhering to treatment tactics with one antiepileptic drug. If the effect of such therapy is insignificant, the attacks continue, then the dose is gradually increased until a stable remission occurs.
When partial seizures occur, use:
Valproates, including Depakine Chrono, Konvulex Retard, Enkorat-Chrono, Valparin Retard, Konvulex;
Carboxamide derivatives. Representatives of this group are Timonil, Carbamazepin, Finlepsin, Aktinerval, Karbasan, Tegretol, Zeptol;
Phenobarbital (Luminal);
Of the phenytoin drugs, Diphenin is recommended for admission.
Medicines belonging to the group of barbiturates are prescribed for epilepsy not too often, due to the abundance of side effects from their intake. The drugs of the first two groups are used more often. The dosage of valproate and carbamazepine varies. The minimum dose of valproate is 1000 mg per day, and the maximum dose is 2500 mg. As for carbamazepine, its maximum daily dose is 1200 mg, and the minimum is 600 mg. It is necessary to take the drug up to 3 times in 24 hours.
The dosage regimen for epilepsy treatment depends on the patient's condition and the form of the disease:
It is most convenient to use drugs that have a long-term effect. It is enough to take them 1 or 2 times a day. For example, these are Finlepsin Retard, Tegretol, Depakin Chrono;
When a patient suffers from generalized seizures, both carbamazepine and valproate may be prescribed. If the patient is suffering from an idiopathic form of the disease, only valproate is prescribed;
If the patient loses consciousness (absence) during an attack, Etosuximide is chosen for treatment;
New drugs, such as Tiagabin and Lamotrigine, have a proven effect. Therefore, in recent years, they are prescribed to patients more often.
If seizures have not been observed for five years, this is the basis for stopping treatment. The dosage is gradually reduced, bringing it to a minimum, and then the drug is abandoned altogether.
Removal of status epilepticus
If the patient has status epilepticus, he is removed with the help of Diazepam and Seduxen. Sibazon is indicated for intravenous slow administration. After 15 minutes, it can be entered again. If there is no effect, then the drug is replaced with Phenytoin, Hexenal or Thiopental sodium. In order not to suppress the respiratory function, after the injection of 10 ml of the drug, a minute break is required.
When intravenous drugs do not help relieve status epilepticus, inhalation anesthesia is used. For this, nitrous oxide and oxygen are used in a 2: 1 ratio. However, a contraindication to this method of treatment is a coma of the patient, impaired respiratory function and collapse.
Surgical treatment of epilepsy
Surgical treatment of epilepsy
If the patient suffers from focal epilepsy, which was provoked by tumors, aneurysms or other pathological changes in the structure of the brain, then surgery is indicated.
Most often, the operation is performed without general anesthesia, so that it is possible to monitor the patient's condition and not damage the most important parts of the brain that are responsible for thinking, movement and speech. Local anesthesia is used to relieve pain.
The operation is indicated for temporal lobe epilepsy. In this case, the temporal lobe is either subjected to resection, or the hippocampus with the amygdala is selectively removed, which is much preferable for the patient. The efficiency of surgical intervention is high, up to 90% of cases are successful, and seizures in patients no longer occur.
If children have underdevelopment of the cerebral hemisphere or hemiplegia, then the hemisphere can be removed completely. This operation is called hemispherectomy.
Callosotomy is indicated if the patient is diagnosed with primary idiopathic epilepsy. The operation is aimed at the intersection of the corpus callosum, which allows you to break the connections between the hemispheres of the brain. This, in turn, will relieve the patient from seizures.
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The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
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