Dear Sir I need your help. My niece age 13 years. when she was very young just at the age of 2 years . She get suffering from epilepsy. The locals doctors advised epival syrup. We regularly use it for the period of 7 years. Then doctor advise to stop it .After a span of 5 or 6 years she got again epilepsy . Now you are requested to please guide us what should we do . We are very upset . Is it curable or not ? Kind Regards Ayaz Pakistan
Hello dear friend, I understand your concerns. Epilepsy, in more than 90 percent of the cases can be controlled well with medicines and a few percentages of epilepsy cases which are not controlled well with medicines need epilepsy surgery, which again has promising results. Complete cure of the disease, may not be achievable in all cases but good control definitely is. Proper treatment is possible only with proper diagnosis. What type of seizure, and what is the cause of seizure? These guide the choice of treatment. Go to a neurologist, he will evaluate for the causes and type of epilepsy. He will probably get an MRI(magnetic resonance imaging)brain done and other relevant investigations. Still need help, please respond. Sir Isaac Newton,Abraham Lincoln had epilepsy with great control. And they were great people, is it?