Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a long-term brain condition where a person has repeated seizures. Seizures can cause symptoms such as loss of consciousness, unusual jerking movements as well as other unusual feelings, sensations and behaviors.
The cause of epilepsy is unknown in half of all cases. Genetics family history is known to play an important role.
Having just one seizure does not mean that you have epilepsy — about 1 in every 2 people who have a single seizure never have another seizure.
Epilepsy is not a single condition. There are a few different conditions that can cause seizures.
The key symptom of epilepsy is seizures. Seizures are episodes of changed electrical activity in the brain and can vary a lot depending on the part of the brain involved.
Seizures can cause symptoms such as loss of consciousness (passing out), unusual jerking movements (convulsions) as well as other unusual feelings, sensations and behaviors.
There are many different types of seizures. Focal seizures & Generalized tonic-colonic seizures. Focal seizures involve only part of the brain. and affect the parts of the body controlled by that area of the brain. The seizure may involve unusual movements, feelings, sensations, or behaviors. People can have different levels of consciousness during focal seizures.
There are two types of focal seizures: Focal onset aware seizures means you're awake and aware during the seizure.
Symptoms may include:
Changes in your senses — how things taste, smell or sound.
Changes in your emotions.
Uncontrolled muscle jerking, usually in arms or legs.
Seeing flashing lights, feeling dizzy, having a tingling sensation.
Focal onset impaired awareness seizure means you’re confused or have lost awareness or consciousness during the seizure.
Blank stare or a “staring into space.”
Repetitive movements like eye blinking, lip-smacking or chewing motion, hand rubbing or finger motions.
Generalized tonic-colonic seizures these generalized seizures involve the whole brain and so the whole body is affected types of seizures are the most well recognized. The seizure starts with a sudden loss of consciousness. The person’s body then becomes stiff, followed by jerking of the muscles. In generalized tonic-clinic seizures person may also:
Turn red or blue, Bite their tongue, lose control of their bladder
After regaining consciousness, the person may: Be confused, drowsy or agitated, Not remember what happened, Have a headache
There are six types of generalized seizures.
Absence seizures: These types of seizures usually start in childhood, but can happen in adults. These seizures are brief and involve staring, loss of expression, unresponsiveness and stopping activity. Sometimes eye blinking or upward eye movements are seen. The person usually recovers straight away and continues their previous activity, without remembering the seizure. Absence seizures are more common in children, last for only seconds (usually less than 10 seconds) and are commonly mistaken for daydreaming.
Atonic seizures: Atonic means “without tone.” An atonic seizure means you’ve lost muscle control or your muscles are weak during your seizure. Parts of your body may droop or drop such as your eyelids or head, or you may fall to the ground during this short seizure (usually less than 15 seconds). This seizure type is sometimes called “drop seizure” or “drop attack.”
Tonic seizures: Tonic means “with tone.” A tonic seizure means your muscle tone has greatly increased. Your arms, legs, back or whole body may be tense or stiff, causing you to fall. You may be aware or have a small change in awareness during this short seizure (usually less than 20 seconds).
Colonic seizures: “Clonus” means fast, repeating stiffening and relaxing of a muscle (“jerking”). A colonic seizure happens when muscles continuously jerk for seconds to a minute or muscles stiffen followed by jerking for seconds up to two minutes.
Tonic-colonic seizures: This seizure type is a combination of muscle stiffness (tonic) and repeated, rhythmic muscle jerking (colonic). Tonic-colonic seizures are what most people think of when they hear the word “seizure.” You lose consciousness, fall to the ground, your muscles stiffen and jerk for one to five minutes. You may bite your tongue, drool and lose muscle control of bowels or bladder, making you poop or pee.
Myoclonic seizures: This seizure type causes brief, shock-like muscle jerks or twitches (“myo” means muscle, “clonus” means muscle jerking). Myoclonic seizures usually last only a couple of seconds.
Seizure triggers are events or something that happens before the start of your seizure.
Commonly reported seizure triggers include:
Stress, Sleep issues such as not sleeping well, not getting enough sleep, being overtired, disrupted sleep and sleep disorders like sleep apnea, Alcohol use, alcohol withdrawal, recreational drug use, Hormonal changes or menstrual hormonal changes, Illness, fever, Flashing lights or patterns.
Not eating healthy, balanced meals or drinking enough fluids; vitamin and mineral deficiency
Treatment
Traditionally, epilepsy and seizures are treated through medication, devices, surgery, change in diet, or a combination of those options. Occasionally, traditional therapies alone may not be enough to reach seizure freedom. Taking the medication for a long time can also cause many serious side effects. Medication can help control the disease for some time but medication are not a permanent solutions
This disease causes 50 to 100 mental or emotional problems such as anxiety, aggressive thinking, negative attitude, helplessness, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, confusion, fear. 75% of epilepsy in patients above the age of 10 years can be cured naturally with evidence-based treatment without medication. About 75% of patients are cured with this treatment. At Gladful Mind Center, epilepsy are treated using a variety of techniques. We treat epilepsy in a natural way without any medication and evidence-based treatment which is quite effective for more information you can talk to our representative
FAQs
Anyone, of any age, race or sex, can develop epilepsy
Epilepsy is a significant health concern in India, with an estimated prevalence of 1–2% of the population. This means that there are more than 10 million people with epilepsy in India. However, the prevalence of epilepsy can vary by region, with a study in Rajasthan finding that the prevalence was 1.1 people per 1,000 in the Jaipur district, but 1.8 people per 1,000 in rural areas and 0.4 people per 1,000 in urban areas.
About 75% of people become seizure-free with proper treatment within a few years. The remaining 25% are considered to have drug-resistant epilepsy
See your primary healthcare provider if you’ve never had a seizure before and think you’ve had one — or the people around you tell you you’ve “zoned out” or lost awareness. You may be referred to a neurologist for additional follow-up and testing.
Call 100 (or have a friend or bystander call 100) if you’ve had a seizure that lasts longer than five minutes or a series of seizures in a row without recovery.
To help manage your seizures:
Get an adequate amount of sleep (typically seven to nine hours a night).
Manage your stress. Stress causes the release of certain chemicals in the areas of your brain more prone to seizures. To reduce your stress, try yoga, meditation, deep breathing exercises, biofeedback or other relaxation methods.
Exercise regularly (about 30 minutes a day, five days a week).
Avoid excessive alcohol use.
Identify and avoid your seizure triggers.
Eat a healthy diet.
Ask your healthcare provider if you can drive. Generally, you shouldn’t drive until your seizures are under control.
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