Questions
A six-year-old girl has been suffering from epilepsy since childhood and is currently taking Tegretol. She inquires about treatment precautions and potential impacts.
Answers
When treating pediatric epilepsy, attention must be paid to the effects of antiepileptic drugs on bone, intelligence, and liver and kidney functions to avoid side effects such as stunted growth and intellectual impairment. Currently, treatment technologies for adolescent epilepsy have received high attention from the state, with many mature techniques already in use at Shanghai specialized hospitals. In 2012, the National Epilepsy Patient Rehabilitation Project was launched, aiming to provide more effective treatment options. In addition, non-pharmacological treatments such as the PD-X epilepsy targeted localization infiltration technology offer new treatment choices for refractory epilepsy. This technology consists of a pulse generator, a vagus nerve spiral electrode, and a controllable program regulator, which can adjust parameters such as stimulation frequency, intensity, and duration. In the Shanghai area, over 70,000 patients have recovered through this technology. It is recommended that patients seek treatment early to achieve the best therapeutic effect.