Natural Health and Herbal Remedies Blog - information on herbal medicine » Epilepsy http://druglan.com Welcome to our platform where different kinds of herbs and herb remedies will help you to improve your health. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:20:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 DECISION-MAKING: THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF THE DECISIONS http://druglan.com/2011/01/decision-making-the-risks-and-benefits-of-the-decisions/ http://druglan.com/2011/01/decision-making-the-risks-and-benefits-of-the-decisions/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:42:37 +0000 admin http://druglan.com/?p=159 Some decisions in medicine are clear and easy, others are more difficult. If your physician thinks your child has appendicitis, not operating could lead to a ruptured appendix and infection resulting in, at least, a severe illness and, at worst, death. The risks of operating are small with modern anesthesia, but there is a small risk of death and of infection with any operation. Comparing the risks of surgery with those of not operating, virtually anyone would recommend surgery. But suppose the signs of appendicitis are not clear and there is only some tenderness in her abdomen. Your doctor might postpone surgery because the risks of an operation might be greater than the risks of waiting. As the child is observed, the time may come when the risks of waiting outweigh the risks and consequences of surgery.
As we talk about the risks and benefits of the decisions you will now have to make about your child and her seizure management, keep in mind that:
• There will be risks and benefits to each decision you make or don’t make;
• These risks and benefits will vary greatly in their consequences and in the magnitude of the consequence, both good and bad;
• The risks and benefits are yours and your child’s, not your physician’s;
• Frequently there are no “correct” or “incorrect” decisions, as  far as we can see. Different people will come to different decisions. However, there are always consequences to whatever decision is made or not made and they must be assessed in advance as far as is possible.
No one can accurately predict the future. Consequences are not always foreseeable. Therefore, you and your physician must always make the best decision possible without feeling guilty if things don’t work out the way you planned.
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]]> http://druglan.com/2011/01/decision-making-the-risks-and-benefits-of-the-decisions/feed/ 0 THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY http://druglan.com/2009/04/the-treatment-of-epilepsy/ http://druglan.com/2009/04/the-treatment-of-epilepsy/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:36:07 +0000 admin http://druglan.com/2009/04/the-treatment-of-epilepsy/ The treatment of epilepsy begins with making a correct diagnosis—the diagnosis that the events are truly seizures, the diagnosis of the seizure type, and the diagnosis of the epilepsy syndrome. This is particularly important in children in whom other non-epileptic, brief disturbances may be confused with and misdiagnosed as epilepsy. The drugs which are used to prevent or control epileptic seizures (anti-epileptic drugs; anticonvulsant drugs) may have to be used for some years—even for life—and have side-effects which are occasionally serious. It is therefore important that the diagnosis of epilepsy is correct before these are prescribed.

The reason for taking drugs is to prevent further seizures or fits from occurring. The drugs will only do this if they are taken regularly, and as advised by the doctor. One common reason for people with epilepsy having further attacks is because they either do not want to take, or forget to take their medication regularly.

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