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Epilepsy Treatment in Vadodara
Do you sometimes feel unconscious, jerky movements, or something related to your brain that is not normal?
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Or you already know what you are going through but have not found the right solution for it.
It is epilepsy; that is what your doctor told you, and you are also one of those people who are now more worried and now making their condition worse, so don’t worry, because if you are reading this, you are already going to get better treatment.
Epilepsy can be controlled in most patients by appropriate medications with lifestyle modifications and in selected patients it can be cured by Epilepsy surgery.
Let's first discuss your experience before moving on to your solution.
What is Epilepsy?
First, before beginning for epilepsy treatment, let's clarify what epilepsy is and why you need treatment for it.
Epilepsy is a disorder that is related to the brain, it causes seizures which manifest as very unusual behaviour like impaired consciousness or abnormal moments. This disorder is not for a specific group, it can affect any gender or any age group.
Symptoms of Epilepsy
In order to identify the disease in its early stages, it is crucial to understand its symptoms.
Let's look at some of the most common signs that can help you identify what you or someone with the same symptoms is going through: -
• Temporary confusion.
• A staring Spell.
• Losing consciousness many times in a day.
• Abnormal jerky movement in any part of the body.
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If you are seeing any of these symptoms you should immediately visit an epilepsy specialist. If you are not sure about the disease, you can consult Dr. Mihir so that you can get the best advice.
Causes of Epilepsy
Do you know how to get into this problem, or have you tried to research it more so your close ones can stay out of it?
Well, there is no one reason behind it, but there are many of them, and we should know some of the main ones. Such as:-
1. Genetic causes: In certain cases there is hereditary predisposition for development of epilepsy.
2. Traumatic Brain Injury: Head Injury can cause scar in some important parts of brain which can trigger seizures.
3. CNS infections: certain infections like Tuberculosis and Neurocysticercosis can affect brain.
4. Brain stroke: Ischemic or Hemorrhagic brain stroke can cause epilepsy.
5. Brain tumors: Brain tumors are important cause of epilepsy specially in elderly
6. Developmental Disorders of Brain: They are important cause of epilepsy specially in children.
7. Pre-natal Injury: Damage to the brain during pregnancy or during birth of child can cause epilepsy.
Tests Done for the Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Epilepsy is diagnosed with proper history by the patient and witness who has witnessed the event. Patients may require further investigations to classify epilepsy - EEG and MRI Brain depending on type of Epileptic Syndrome.
Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important diagnostic test in evaluating a patient with possible epilepsy. It records the electrical signals of the brain. It can support for the diagnosis of epilepsy and also assists in classifying the underlying epileptic syndrome.
Video EEG (electroencephalogram) monitoring is a specialized kind of EEG used for diagnosing the cause of seizures. The patient is continuously monitored on a video while their brain activity is simultaneously recorded in an EEG unit. Video EEG helps in recording the seizure episode and simultaneous EEG record can help localizing the area of brain from which seizures are originating. The purpose is to be able to see what happens when you have a seizure or an event that is suspected to be a seizure.
MRI Brain or CT Scan Brain is done to identify the structural causes of Epilepsy.
Available Treatments for Epilepsy
Medications
It mainly includes anti seizure medicines, and this is the most basic treatment that can control 75 %-80% of seizures.
The US FDA has already approved more than 20 anti seizure medicines for use. Any patient can't use any random name medicine without consultation with an epilepsy specialist.
The choice of the medicine depends on various factors, like seizure type, comorbid conditions and other important parameters.
Epilepsy Surgery
For some people, who continue to have seizures on appropriate anti epileptic medications, the next suitable option is surgery. The patient underwent advanced tests in the form of Video EEG, MRI Brain and PET CT Brain to find a single focus in the brain responsible for seizure origin. The specialist Neuro surgeon removes that specific area of the brain.
The major surgeries that we provide are temporal lobe resection, hemispherectomy, corpus callosotomy, TPO disconnection and VNS implantation.
Diet Therapies
The ketogenic diet, a diet with high fats and low carbohydrates. It is useful in selected patients with Drug resistant epilepsy and specially in children.
We solve all the issues you are having because of epilepsy, and that includes giving the best epilepsy treatment possible by using the best modern technology.
Why choose us?
Here are some of the reasons you should consider while choosing any doctor, and these are also some of the reasons that increase our value:
Expert Epileptologist
This word (Epileptologist) is used to describe a person who is an expert in treating epilepsy, and that’s what Dr Mihir at our Clinic is, one of the finest Epileptologist in Vadodara.
Choosing an expert epileptologist means you are choosing someone who studies all the things about the issue you are facing and can come up with the best solution for each thing.
Positive Reviews
The reviews matter a lot because people who suffered the same as you can give you a better review than anyone else.
Consulting an Epilepsy Doctor in Vadodara
Managing epilepsy is not impossible if you are with the right medical support. The right treatment is very necessary for improving the quality of life for those living with epilepsy.
If you are looking for an Epilepsy Specialist in Vadodara, but don’t know whom to look for then Dr. Mihir, an epilepsy specialist with special training in treating epilepsy and with 8+ years of experience.
Dr. Mihir Parekh - Neurologist and Epileptologist
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