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Epilepsy by birth

2016-04-28 15:05:55
History He has silent epilepsy by his birth . We had done the early stages test and got to know by famous Neuro physician. There were epilepsy attack for the first time which was visible few days ago. His neck was constantly moving periodically towards his left. This attack continued for an hour . Now he is stable. We consulted regional physician Dr. Sarbani rana, Neuro physician. So for now he is stable. But now I wanted to know if he is growing old and his height and weight is increasing so what is the rate of increment in his medicine should be ?
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Epilepsy is a controllable and manageable..but it needs medications for some time..should take some precautions like he has to sleep at least 8 hrs per day during night..should not do any work height or in water..etc He will be alright soon..don't worry..follow your neurologist advice

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