Homeopathic Treatment for Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder affecting children as well as adults. The patient experiences episodes of convulsive body movements medically termed as seizures. The seizures are typically described and observed as spasmodic, irregular body movements, affecting various muscle groups of body. It may present with varying intensity and duration, and different groups of muscles in different individuals, at different times.

Typically, epilepsy or seizures occur due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain which is reflected on different groups of muscles.

Epilepsy is a chronic disease having a tendency to relapse periodically and for many years to life time, if not adequately treated.

Signs and symptoms of epilepsy:

The most common symptom or a sign of epilepsy is recurrent seizures or convulsions.

Seizures are involuntary movements, like jerking or thrashing, or experiencing unusual feelings or sensations, which can be associated with loss of consciousness or being unaware of things happening around.

One may experience and describe seizures in various ways, as it is often a subjective experience:

• Before appearance of seizure may be hours or days ago, person can notice various changes in his behavior or mood.
• The relevant history can be obtained from friend or patient himself.
• The patient can also experience aura before the seizure attack, something like “déjà vu” phenomenon in which the patient feels that he has seen this before or lived this before or can smell strange things or see flashes of lights.
• After a partial seizure there may be temporary weakness of the affected limb.
• After generalized seizure the patient may feel awful with headache, myalgia, confusion, and a sore tongue.

Causes of epilepsy:

There are several possible causes for epilepsy: They may be grouped as:

Metabolic causes:

• Hypoglycemia (low sugar level)
• Hyperglycemia (high sugar level)
• Hypoxia low oxygen level)
• Uremia
• Hyponatraemia (low sodium level)
• Hypernatraemia (high sodium level)
• Hypocalcaemia
• Liver diseases
• Alcohol withdrawal
• Drugs-phenothiazines,cocaine,benzodiazepines

Diagnosis of epilepsy:

• Obtaining authentic history from the patient and the witness    
• Establishment of the cause    
• Past medical history or family history    
• Blood glucose both fasting and post-food 
• CBC  
• Calcium and phosphorus levels 
• Imaging: CT scan, and MRI (also MRI angiography) is indicated to evaluate the structural changes in brain
• Electroencephalogram (EEG) is suggested for non conclusive status.