Best Doctors for Epilepsy Treatment in Bhopal

Epilepsy is a neurological condition and WHO defines epilepsy as two or more unprovoked seizures. Seizures occur due to abnormal electrical activity or firing of neurons haphazardly leading to various symptoms like convulsions, loss of consciousness, up rolling of eyes, tongue bite, drooling of saliva, unresponsiveness, twitching, urinary incontinence etc. It is important to note the type ,frequency, age and duration of the seizure as the patient can have more than one type of seizure. The risk factors for epilepsy includes sleep deprivations, organic disease of brain, fever associated seizure in childhood, missed dose of anti epileptics, alcohol, physical exhaustion, metabolic disturbances, electrolyte imbalances etc. Management is to find and treat the underlying cause and anti epileptic medications along with other supportive care. Patients with epilepsy are advised to avoid driving and swimming .