Controlling Epilepsy Seizures

" What happens with the epilepsy is. That this an abnormal. Brain to charge we all have. Millions and normally functioning -- so what happens think of it says they're telephone wires in wondered who wires. Are at fault. The telephone doesn't work well that's the same thing that happens -- epilepsy. At."

" Let it in your logic and and that makes people susceptible to yours. A major cause of -- change in sensation. Awareness or behavior."

" In adults probably 75 to 85%. Of seizures. Start focal or partial. In onset. Windows seizures sometimes the patient. They just get a funny feeling. In an arm or leg or an urge to go to the bathroom more. Or that it may see some I have some visual or auditory hallucinations. -- By the way is called a partial simple seizure. With alteration or loss of consciousness. That's what we call partial complex seizure what I can simply be is. And simpler staring straight ahead. Many -- in the patient will have some lip -- or automatic movements are peaking at their clothing and many people are familiar with the the grand smaller generalized tonic chronic seizure. Where someone may fall -- ground and have generalized. Stiffening and jerking of the body."

" It turns out that a substantial number of Americans have some form of -- It's very common disorder. Occurs."

" conservative estimate. At least 1% of the population maybe it's -- three out of every hundred people. Could be defined as having --"

" For many years there have been medications to control seizures but there are some drawback to these drugs."

" Those medicines have side effects for being multi year. It Huntington the -- osteoporosis is a weakening of the bones some of them produced in balance of violence and they have long since sighted thing. Are not learning having more difficulty. With cognition."

" Now all there is a new group of medications that also controls the symptoms apple let you. They may be easier for patient to tolerate than older --"

" The newer drugs have less potential side effects than the older drugs. The newer drugs will often have. Less problems. In terms of cognitive side effects the biggest asset is that if they're equally effective you clearly would rather be. On the drug. That and it gives you at least the same or better efficacy and less --"

" Eliminating seizures is of course the most important goal but there are other considering -- and into hiding on therapy."

" The second part is that patients would like to be on modern therapy if at all possible -- being meaning by that one drug therapy. And the reason it's if you can take one drug that is less potential side effects of the patient."

" Good news though with partial epilepsy. Or not the condition that affects a majority patient. The new generation of drugs are approved for partial epilepsy. In order therapy we have to. -- look continues commercial and so water therapy -- another agent. I try leapt at least two NEC eight. Neil on bases that have done. Does being diagnosed with -- taking one -- can help avoid try to -- all -- cut down chances for drug interaction. He used to that -- they can put in -- this that affects so mono therapy continues to be Google's standard to treat epilepsy. "

" Whenever possible you'd always like to go from mono therapy right from the start now many patients. Are already on one drug and we add. Acting drug on with the hope of getting them to mono therapy with the second -- the new drug is then doing well. I try to slowly taper the other drugs off to another -- convert the patient so mono therapy. Oliver for some nations a cocktail more than one drug is the answer. I think the days of being on three or five drug therapy. It clearly and it'd be over our lessons. But. There are some -- and that simply needs to drugs to control their epilepsy. And a few rare cases more than that."

" Now that plus the goal of freedom from seizures in more attainable than ever."

" What was -- American and we used -- out -- side effects have better and better tolerated. Less complex and there's an interaction. We've been alleged that we believe strongly that the best advantage cognition. Pistons feel better they're more able to understand -- able to find Sandler Andean that the lead didn't quite at the Atlanta leaning for."