Question
A friend’s child was diagnosed with a possible epilepsy at the age of two. The child’s father also has this condition, and the doctor diagnosed it as hereditary. However, the doctor said that epilepsy can also be caused by neonatal birth injuries. How can epilepsy be prevented?
Answer
The main treatments for epilepsy currently include medication, which is the preferred treatment for epilepsy; and surgical therapy, which is suitable for refractory and intractable epilepsy that does not respond to medication and some secondary epilepsy that is suitable for surgery. However, this treatment carries certain risks, so it is generally not the first choice. There are also some auxiliary treatments, such as acupuncture, thread insertion, drug insertion, and external treatment devices, but these can only be used as complementary treatments at present.