Question
The baby was born with cerebral palsy due to oxygen deficiency, with right brain atrophy and calcification points. At nine months old, the baby had a seizure, suspected of epilepsy. One week later, an EEG was normal, and epilepsy was ruled out. At two years and eight months, the baby had another seizure with eyes rolling upwards, and was diagnosed with epilepsy at Beijing Children’s Hospital. The question is why seizures still occur after taking Oxcarbazepine.
Answer
Epilepsy is an episodic disease primarily caused by abnormally excessive discharge of neural groups within the brain, leading to epilepsy-induced brain dysfunction. This brain dysfunction can manifest in many forms clinically, with the most common being convulsive phenomena. After treatment with scientific and systematic medical technology, the vast majority of epilepsy patients can be cured. Patients need to pay special attention to the selection of treatment methods. Commonly used medications include carbamazepine tablets, phenytoin sodium tablets, and anticonvulsant pills. If medication treatment is ineffective, minimally invasive surgery can be considered, with a very low recurrence rate after surgery.