Chinese brain Health Day, talk about epilepsy

Today is "China Brain Health Day", the National Green Anti-epilepsy Rescue Committee to determine this year's theme "The Spread of brain science, promote brain health." It is understood that in recent years, epilepsy in the brain disease as a typical disease, has been plagued by a large number of patients. September 14, the reporter interviewed Yu Huang Ding Hospital neurology experts, experts said, epilepsy is caused by abnormal discharge of brain neurons, with uncontrollable, once the onset of time and place, to prevent epilepsy from the causes of disease control, so early detection of early treatment.

Situation

The number of epileptic patients is many

Yu-Huang-Ding Hospital Department of Neurology deputy chief physician Li Bing, said that according to his knowledge of the Ministry of Health, the latest survey showed that the total number of epilepsy patients in China more than 9 million people, epilepsy prevalence rate of about 7, and the annual number of new 400,000 people, including more than half of children and teenagers

Li Bing, currently suffering from epilepsy patients in yantai is not uncommon, only four experts at the hospital Department of Neurology, Yu-Huang, one months on the reception of 10 cases of epilepsy patients. "Come to the hospital most of the disease is more serious, or medication is difficult to control, there are many sporadic patients not to hospital to see a doctor, rely on the maintenance of drugs can be prevented." Li Bing said.

"Not long ago, a junior high school 14-Year-old student Peng Peng truancy in the internet cafes stay up to play games, in the early morning epileptic seizures, sent to the hospital to carry out first aid." Li Bing said, like Peng Peng this sudden suffering from epilepsy patients not a few, every month can encounter several cases.

Etiology

The causative factor is complicated.

"Epilepsy has a lot of pathogenic factors, including irregular life, brain trauma, inflammation, strokes, tumours, and even alcoholism can trigger epilepsy." Li Bing tells the reporter.

Some patients with epilepsy in the current test conditions and diagnostic level, from the brain and the body can not find to explain the brain disease structure changes and metabolic abnormalities, and genetic has a close relationship, this kind of disease is called primary epilepsy.

Li Bing suggested that the primary epilepsy is a special type, currently can not find out why. Temporarily cannot find the Pathogeny, also should be in time to the hospital to treat.

Prevention

Control triggers are key

The prevention of epilepsy, from the cause of the disease to control. In normal days to form a good habit of life, life should be regular, do not stay up late. Alcohol and tobacco to avoid, long-term heavy drinking, resulting in acute alcoholism can directly cause epilepsy seizures. Li Bing, people should avoid fatigue, to ensure adequate sleep, adults at least guaranteed to sleep 7-9 hours a day, children at least 8-10 hours. ”

According to Li Bing, people should also actively prevent and treat all kinds of intracranial infections, such as various encephalitis, meningitis and so on. These conditions can cause inflammation and edema in the cerebral cortex, causing seizures.

Li Bing to remind the majority of patients, epilepsy is not an incurable disease, as long as the establishment of the confidence to overcome diseases, and actively cooperate with the medical treatment, epilepsy can be controlled and cured.

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Epilepsy is a common disease, commonly known as "epilepsy", the prevalence rate of 7, mainly caused by a variety of brain causes, causing brain neurons to produce paroxysmal abnormal discharge, resulting in patients with movement, sensation, consciousness, spirit, plant neurological function and other abnormalities, the occurrence of transient, paroxysmal neurological dysfunction.

It is understood that modern medicine believes that the causes of epilepsy can be divided into two categories: primary epilepsy and secondary (symptomatic) epilepsy.

1. Primary epilepsy: Also known as idiopathic or latent epilepsy. The real reason is unknown. Although it is still not clear by modern examination methods.

2. Secondary epilepsy: Also known as symptomatic epilepsy. Epilepsy that can find the cause. Express reporter Ting Ting