| | | | | Classification and Types of Epilepsy |
| Epilepsy Treatment In India | | | | A simple classification of epilepsy is : - |
| | | | | A ] Generalised Epilepsy |
| Epilepsy | | | | - Generalised Tonic Clonic seizures |
| Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has | | | | - Absences |
| recurrent seizures. A seizure is caused by a sudden | | | | - Myoclonic epilepsy |
| burst of excess electrical activity in the brain, causing | | | | B ] Partial Epilepsy |
| a temporary disruption in the normal message passing | | | | |
| between brain cells. This disruption results in the | | | | - Simple partial seizure |
| brain’s messages becoming halted or mixed up..... | | | | - Complex partial seizure |
| | | | | C ] Partial becoming generalized...... |
| Causes of Epilepsy | | | | |
| Some seizures are idiopathic, which means the cause | | | | Candidates Fit For Epilepsy Surgery : - |
| can not be identified. Such seizures usually begin | | | | - Patient has tried 2 or 3 drugs for more then 2 |
| between ages 5 and 20, but they can occur at any | | | | years |
| age. People with this condition have no other | | | | - Patient has atleast one fit minor/major per week |
| neurological problems, but often have a family history | | | | on an average. |
| of seizures or epilepsy. | | | | - Patient has side effects from taking drugs to |
| Some of the things that can make a person more | | | | control epilepsy... |
| likely to develop epilepsy : - | | | | |
| - A brain injury, such as from a car crash or bike | | | | |
| accident | | | | |
| - An infection or illness that affected the developing | | | | Please log on to : |
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| - Lack of oxygen to an infant's brain during childbirth.... | | | | |
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| Diagnosis of Epilepsy | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| An electroencephalograph (EEG), a reading of the | | | | you as the centre. |
| electrical activity in the brain, may confirm the | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| presence of various types of seizures. It may, in | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| some cases, indicate the location of the lesion causing | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| the seizure. EEGs can often be normal in between | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| seizures, so it may be necessary to do prolonged | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
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| | | | | across the sub continent. |