The test results indicate that I have some abnormal brainwaves in my frontal lobe, which is located in the front part of the brain and is responsible for motor cortex functions, emotional control, concentration, decision-making abilities, and more.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUjAHOU0lh
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As for why there are abnormal brainwaves, they said it would take time to determine the cause... so I have been diagnosed with epilepsy.
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This condition is caused by abnormal discharges of nerve cells in the brain, leading to intermittent episodes of short-lived brain dysfunction, which causes temporary confusion in the information exchanged between cells. During episodes, patients can experience different symptoms depending on the type of epilepsy, with varying ranges and durations of seizures. Each patient has a unique seizure pattern. The duration can be a few seconds, over ten minutes, or even longer. It can start in one part of the body and then spread to the entire body.
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Seizures can be classified into focal seizures and generalized seizures, which can be further divided into dozens of seizure types.
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Focal seizures have electrical discharges concentrated in one area of the brain, affecting only part of the brain. Focal seizures are categorized into simple focal seizures and complex focal seizures.
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In simple focal seizures, the patient remains conscious but may experience changes in smell, hearing, or visual distortions. Certain body parts, such as the face, hands, or feet, may twitch or become uncontrollable, with most seizures lasting from tens of seconds to a few minutes.
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In complex focal seizures, the patient loses consciousness and has no memory of the seizure. They may feel dizzy and exhibit involuntary movements, such as fiddling with clothing or wandering around, and may show emotional outbursts like laughing or crying, as well as hallucinations.
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Generalized seizure types include absence seizures and tonic-clonic seizures, which mostly occur in children. During absence seizures, the patient may appear to be staring blankly, as if they are not responding when spoken to, with no other symptoms like twitching. Tonic-clonic seizures involve a complete lack of response even when called or touched; these seizures can be very brief, and patients may not even realize they had one. These types can occur many times in a day.
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Tonic-clonic seizures typically begin with a loud cry, followed by the body becoming rigid and collapsing to the ground, resulting in loss of consciousness, followed by limb convulsions that eventually stop, with the patient slowly regaining awareness. However, they may feel very fatigued afterward.
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Myoclonic seizures involve continuous twitching of limbs, either while the patient is awake or unconscious, typically affecting one side of the body or the whole body, lasting several seconds.
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In tonic seizures, the body becomes stiff, leading to a fall, often backward, which can cause injury to the back or head. This stiffening is usually brief and quickly returns to normal.
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Atonic seizures result in a loss of muscle tone, causing the body to collapse without losing consciousness. Care must be taken during the fall to avoid injury to the limbs.
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After this, I went back to the original hospital to inform them of the examination and the results. I asked the doctor if this condition could be cured. The doctor replied that since the cause is unknown, I would need to take medication indefinitely.
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The doctor advised against activities like mountain climbing, rock climbing, swimming, driving, and amusement park rides.
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Upon hearing this news, I wondered why it was me. I felt helpless accepting this. At the time, my mother told me not to tell anyone about my condition because many people do not understand epilepsy and I might face discrimination.
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I fall into the category of mixed focal seizures. The doctor recommended tests for reflexes, pupil response, and drawing circles with my hand, which revealed that I also have tremors. Ultimately, they prescribed three main medications commonly used to help control my condition, along with an emergency medication that is injected during severe episodes.
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The medications mainly aim to stabilize the electrical activity of brain cells, preventing excessive activity to reduce seizures, requiring a consistent blood concentration. The dosage is very important.
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The doctor mentioned that surgery is not currently necessary for my condition. Surgery is primarily for removing the focal area in the brain responsible for epilepsy. For some patients with severe conditions who have frequent seizures that disrupt daily life, surgery may be considered.
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Additionally, there is a vagus nerve stimulation therapy that involves placing a pacemaker in the left chest, inserting a nerve lead into the vagus nerve in the left neck, and stimulating the vagus nerve in the neck to provide a steady electrical current to reduce the frequency of seizures.
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