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Health Encyclopedia: Epilepsy Outlook And Effects

Outlook and Effects


General Outlook for Patients with Epilepsy

Most patients can control their seizures with a single drug and stop drug treatment completely after 2 seizureless years. In fact, the sooner patients achieve remission using an anti-epileptic drug (AED), the better their chances for remaining seizure-free in the future. If epilepsy is not effectively treated, and if the patient has continuing seizures, changes in the neurons may eventually cause intractable, or refractive, epilepsy. T...

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In prehistoric times, the physical changes in response to stress were an essential adaptation for meeting natural threats. Even in the modern world, the stress response can be an asset... Read more »
Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis
Advances in diagnostic methods now make it possible to detect hypothyroidism in almost all cases before severe symptoms develop. Doctors can diagnosis hypothyroidism after completing a... Read more »
Urinary Tract Infection: Medications
Antibiotics are the mainstay treatment for all UTIs. A variety of antibiotics are available and choices depend on many factors, including whether the infection is complicated or... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
It is very difficult to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Even experts do not have a clear definition of what chronic fatigue actually is or what mechanisms in the brain or nervous system... Read more »
Epilepsy: Long-Term Treatment
Long-Term TreatmentTreatment with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) is usually initiated or strongly considered for the following patients:Children and adults who have had two or three seizures, unless... Read more »

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