Dr Vinay Goyal. MD, DM (AIIMS), FIAN, Director Neurology, Medanta NCR, Ex Professor Neurology, AIIMS
Everyone is a different individual and people react in different ways to their seizures and in how they recover. Some people cannot remember what happened to them during a seizure, some like to be talked to during their seizures and as they recover, and some need to sleep afterwards. Accurate recording of seizure descriptions by witnesses is an important part of managing a person’s epilepsy. There are no definitive diagnostic tests for epilepsy or for determining a particular seizure type. Therefore, doctors rely on accurate accounts and recording of frequency and severity of seizures, to:
A description of the seizures will assist the doctor in making a diagnosis and appropriate treatment. In addition to detailing the characteristics of the seizures, a record will also provide information regarding the frequency and duration of the seizures. It may also help to identify any consistent seizure triggers. The questions below may help you to find out as much as possible about their epilepsy and how best to help them.
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