epilepsy
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| Description |
| Epilepsy is a common chronic
neurological condition that is characterized by
recurrent unprovoked epileptic seizures.These
seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms due
to abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal
activity in the brain. It affects approximately
50 million people worldwide. |
| Root Causes |
- Genetic conditions such as tuberous sclerosis
and ring chromosome 20 syndrome.
- Complications during pregnancy or birth.
- Stroke.
- Head injury.
- Neurosurgical operations.
- Bacterial or viral encephalitis.
- Parasitical infection.
- Alcohol.
- Vaccination (especially during or shortly
after having a fever).
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| Symptoms |
- Loss of Consciousness.
- Altered Awareness.
- Jerking Movement (convulsions).
- Muscle Spasms.
- Altered Sensation (taste, smell, sight,
or feeling in the body).
- Staring Spells.
- Confusion.
- Need for Sleep or Rest following the seizure.
- Epileptic seizures generally last only one
to two minutes, and are not life-threatening.
- In some cases, however, seizures can last
for 30 minutes or more, or can occur in rapid
succession.
- This can cause brain damage or death.
- In addition, loss of consciousness during
a seizures can result in injury or death from
falling, drowning, or automobile accident.
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| Home Remedies |
| Fruits like apples,
figs, and the grapes have proved beneficial in
the treatment of epilepsy. The juice of the grapes
has, however, been found to be comparatively more
effective for this disease. The patient should
take about 500 ml of the juice of the fresh grapes
thrice a day for three months. It will provide
immense relief and help in the cure of the disease. |
| Precautions |
- Some people with epilepsy are quite sensitive
to alcohol. If this pattern develops, avoid
alcohol. Others may have seizures only after
ceasing heavy alcohol intake. The key to prevention
is avoidance of alcohol.
- Sleep deprivation and stress certainly may
increase the frequency of seizures in some
people with epilepsy.
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| Herbal Products |
| Products |
Dosage |
Purchase |
| Ashwagandharishta |
10-15 ML Twice Daily |
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| Brahmi
Ghrita |
65-125 Mg Twice Daily |
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