Epilepsy
📘 Lo esencial que debes saber
By Doctor Eddy Monge
Neurology - Neuropsychiatry - Neurosciences - Neurosurgery
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Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behaviors or sensations, and sometimes loss of consciousness.
Anyone can develop epilepsy. Epilepsy affects both men and women of all races, ethnicities, and ages.
Symptoms of seizures can vary widely. Some people with epilepsy simply stare for a few seconds during a seizure, while others repeatedly move their arms or legs. Having just one seizure does not mean you have epilepsy. Generally, at least two unprovoked seizures are required to determine a diagnosis of epilepsy.
Treatment with medicine or sometimes surgery can control seizures in most people with epilepsy. Some people require lifelong treatment to control seizures, however, in other cases, the seizures eventually go away. Some children with epilepsy may outgrow the disease with age.
🔍 Causas frecuentes
✓ En casi la mitad de los casos, no se puede identificar una causa específica para la epilepsia.
✓ Sin embargo, en la otra mitad, las causas pueden incluir factores genéticos, ✓traumatismos craneales, ✓enfermedades cerebrales como tumores o accidentes cerebrovasculares, ✓infecciones cerebrales como meningitis o encefalitis, ✓lesiones prenatales que dañen el cerebro antes del nacimiento e incluso trastornos del desarrollo como el autismo.
Because epilepsy occurs because of abnormal activity in the brain, seizures can affect whatever processes the brain coordinates. Some of the signs and symptoms of seizures are:
Temporary confusion
Episodes of absences
Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs
Loss of consciousness or consciousness
Psychic symptoms, such as fear, anxiety, or déjà vu
Symptoms vary depending on the type of seizure. In most cases, a person with epilepsy will tend to have the same type of seizure with each episode, so symptoms will be similar from episode to episode.
Doctors generally classify seizures as focal or generalized, based on how abnormal brain activity begins.
🌟 Qué hacer ante una convulsión
✓ En caso de presenciar una convulsión, es importante mantener la calma y colocar a la persona de lado para evitar que se atragante.
✓ No se debe intentar sujetarla ni colocar objetos en su boca. Si la convulsión dura más de cinco minutos o es la primera vez que ocurre, es fundamental buscar atención médica de inmediato.
🩺 La importancia de buscar ayuda médica
✓ La epilepsia es una condición que, con el tratamiento adecuado, puede ser controlada en la mayoría de los casos, permitiendo a las personas llevar una vida plena y activa.
⚠️ Si experimenta síntomas relacionados o conoce a alguien que los presente, 📞 es crucial que se comunique con el doctor Eddy Monge. ⏱️ Actuar de inmediato puede marcar la diferencia.