- Hermina Daan Mogot<\/a><\/li>
- 27 March 2024<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
How to treat epilepsy.<\/a><\/h3>
Epilepsy is a condition of recurrent seizures in part or all of the body caused by disturbances in the electrical activity of the brain. This disease is not contagious and can be controlled with regular and proper care. In fact, anyone can experience epilepsy. This disease can attack people of all ages and genders. \n\n According to the WHO, around 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases in the world. \n\n Based on the cause, epilepsy is divided into two parts, namely: \n1. Idiopathic epilepsy, also known as primary epilepsy. This is a type of epilepsy whose cause is unknown. Many experts suspect that this disease is caused by genetic (hereditary) factors. \n\n 2. Symptomatic epilepsy, also called secondary epilepsy. This is a type of epilepsy whose cause can be known. Several factors are thought to cause secondary epilepsy, including severe head injuries, brain tumors, and strokes. \n\n \nThe following are symptoms that can occur when someone has a generalized seizure: \nEyes open during seizures. \nTonic seizures: the body becomes stiff for a few seconds. \nAtonic spasms, meaning muscle spasms, occur when the body suddenly relaxes so that the sufferer falls uncontrollably. \nSometimes people with epilepsy make sounds or scream during a crisis. \nhigh fever, fatigue due to fever. \n- Shortness of breath in some people for a few moments, so that the body looks pale or even blue. \nGeneralized seizures make the sufferer completely unconscious and appear confused for several minutes or hours after waking up. \n\n Epilepsy Diagnosis: \n1. Neurological examination \n2. EEG (electroencephalogram) \n3. Control blood tests. \n4. Brain imaging tests such as CT scan, MRI, fMRI, PET scan, and SPECT \n\n Epilepsy treatment \nAlthough epilepsy cannot be cured, there are many treatment options. Up to 70 percent of people with epilepsy can treat their condition with medication. \n\n There are several treatments to control epilepsy, ranging from anti-seizure drugs, special diets, and surgery. \n\n If Hermina's friends experience symptoms as described, immediately consult a neurologist at Hermina Daan Mogot Hospital. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>- Hermina Periuk Tangerang<\/a><\/li>
- 30 June 2023<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Getting to Know Epilepsy, Types of Seizures and Treatment <\/a><\/h3>
Epilepsy is a disease of the nerves. There are about 65 million people in the world who have epilepsy. The typical symptoms are seizures and can occur at any age causing a person to experience recurrent seizures without any provoking factors causing seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. \n\n Not all seizures are epilepsy, for example in the case of someone who has seizures due to low blood sugar levels, fainting, metabolic disorders are not epilepsy, because that's why seizures are the main symptom of epilepsy. However, that does not mean that everyone who has seizures has epilepsy. In people with epilepsy, seizures will take place more than once, aka recurring at the same or different times. In some cases, epilepsy can occur when a person sleeps. Most likely the cause is a change in body phase from wakefulness to sleep which triggers brain activity to become abnormal. \n\n Recognize some forms of seizures \n\n \n Generalized seizures: Motor involvement such as rhythmic movements, muscle stiffness, brief muscle twitches. Does not involve the motor, for example: absence seizures \n focal seizures: \n \n\n \n Motor involvement: jerking movements, muscle stiffness, muscle twitching. \n Automation movements can also be found, such as: clapping hands, rubbing hands, tasting, chewing movements. \n Non-motor symptoms: do not involve the motor, can be a change in sensation, emotion, thinking, autonomic disturbances. \n Sometimes someone can tell what they feel, for example they can smell certain smells, this is called "aura". \n \n\n \n Tonic-clonic seizures: In this type of seizure, a person experiences stiffness and twitching of the body, biting the tongue, foaming at the mouth, and bulging eyes. \n Absence seizures: In this type of seizure, a person is not aware of their surroundings, or when talking suddenly stops in the middle of a conversation. Generally short duration Recovery is fast or immediate. Often found in children aged 4 to 14 years. These seizures need to be suspected if the child is having problems at school. \n Atonic seizures: Muscles suddenly limp, head falls forward, drops items held, if in a standing position, the patient may fall forward, seizures last more than 15 seconds. \n Clonic seizures: In this type of seizure, there are stiff and then relaxed muscle movements, lasting many times. Movement cannot be restrained \n Infantile spasms: Characterized by brief movements (1-3 seconds) of the arms, legs and head-down movements. It often occurs shortly after waking up, and can occur several times a day. Babies become more irritable and can cry during an attack. \n Focal seizures without disturbance of consciousness Patient is conscious, partially unresponsive during seizure Brief seizures, usually less than 2 minutes. The patient can remember events \n Focal seizures with impaired consciousness Focal seizures in the form of involuntary movements, for example: hand rubbing movements, tasting, chewing There is a disturbance of consciousness. The patient makes movements but is actually not aware of it. Some patients can feel the presence of an aura \n \n\n What do you feel after the seizure? \n\n In most types of seizures, the patient is unconscious during the seizure, and is not aware of or aware of the condition that has been experienced (other people can tell). \n\n After a seizure, the patient may experience a state such as confusion, fatigue, headache. \n\n There are also post-seizure conditions that experience weakness in the hands or arms or legs, difficulty speaking, and so on. \n\n Causes of Seizures There are several categories of causes of seizures: \n\n Seizures are provoked: for example due to the use of some drugs, metabolic disorders. Such seizures generally will not recur if the cause is resolved. Nonepileptic seizures: eg fainting, psychological conditions. \n\n In the diagnosis of seizures, doctors need information about what was experienced in detail, information is needed from people who witnessed seizures. \n\n Do you need tests? Of course, an EEG blood laboratory examination – to see the brain's electrical wave activity and a CT or MRI scan – to see a structural picture of the brain. \n\n How are seizures treated? Treatment of seizures is based on the cause of the seizures. If you experience recurrent seizures due to epilepsy, treatment with anti-epileptic drugs is needed. \n\n Friends of Hermina, if you experience characteristics such as seizures lasting 5 minutes or more, repeated seizures without recovery of consciousness between seizures, difficulty breathing, seizures occurring in water, injuries or seizures for the first time. Immediately take it to the hospital to be examined by a Neurologist. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>- Hermina Padang<\/a><\/li>
- 21 February 2023<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Myth or facts of epilepsy<\/a><\/h3>
Epilepsy or also known as Ayan still has a lot of wrong views for some people. In ancient times this health condition was associated with supernatural and people who experienced seizures were considered possessed or possessed by spirits. This is because society still has traditional thoughts, and lack of understanding of epilepsy. Even now, the myth of epilepsy is still widely circulated and adds to the stigma that affects people's views on epilepsy. \nUnwittingly, of course these myths will affect people who have epilepsy. So that it can cause misunderstanding will be dangerous if you believe it. \nHere are some of the myths that have been circulating so far: \n\n • Epilepsy is an infectious disease \nThis is the most widely circulating myth in the community. The fact is that people who are epilepsy will not transmit epilepsy because epilepsy is caused by a disruption in the central nervous system, not due to the spread of viruses or bacteria. Epilepsy that develops in the community is a kind of disease that is characterized by sudden seizures and release white saliva like foam, occurs in public places, witnessed by many people. But there are still many who do not dare to help the seizure, because the foam in the mouth of the patient is considered to be able to transmit their epilepas. The fact is that the actual foam in the mouth of the sufferer of epilepsy is caused by the salivary glands in everyone's mouth. If the patient has a seizure, and the salivary glands are full of contents, the seizures experienced by the patient will push the contents of the salivary glands outside the mouth in the form of foam. The same thing happens if the patient's bladder is filled, the seizures experienced by the patient will push the contents of the patient's bladder and experience a bedwetting. So there is no connection between saliva and transmission of epilepsy \n\n • Epilepsy is a curse (possessed) \nMany people still assume that epilepsy is not a disease but occurs because of the entry of evil spirits, possessed, witchcraft or a curse. The fact is not the case, epilepsy is a disease in the brain that occurs due to electrical activity in the brain of an abnormal and excessive sufferer not because of the disturbance of spirits or evil spirits. \n\n • Everyone who has a seizure must have epilepsy \nMany people are worried about the potential of epilepsy due to this myth. Although a person may be diagnosed with epilepsy when experiencing seizures 2 times or more in a few days. However, seizures that occur are likely to be the result of drinking excessive alcohol, lack of sleep, or certain treatment. So, seizures are not always related to epilepsy. \n\n • Only children experience epilepsy \nChildren are indeed vulnerable to epilepsy, but many people with epilepsy occur in old age. Epilepsy experienced by older people is an effect of health problems that are owned, such as stroke and heart. Please note that epilepsy is a disease that can be experienced by everyone and can appear at any time, not only children. \n\n • People with epilepsy cannot work \nThis is just a myth. Please note that epilepsy can be experienced by anyone. Although there are people with more serious conditions that cause him to not be able to work, it does not mean that all people with epilepsy have the same condition. Epilepsy disorders are not always an obstacle and obstacle for success. In addition, this condition does not affect one's intelligence and intelligence. \n\n • People with epilepsy cannot be pregnant \nPeople with epilepsy can get married, pregnant and have offspring because epilepsy does not affect women's ability to have children and pregnant. It's just aware that when pregnant women take epilepsy drugs, the risk of birth defects in infants increases by 2-10 percent. If people with epilepsy will plan to get pregnant, you should first discuss the neurologist about the use of drugs. \n\n • When epilepsy occurs, put hard objects into the mouth of the person \nIf someone experiences epilepsy immediately insert an object like a metal spoon into the mouth to overcome the seizure. This myth is very wrong. By inserting objects into the mouth of the person with epilepsy at that time, it will cause other problems such as difficulty breathing, broken teeth, gums pierced, bitten, or even hurt the jaw. \nThe action to help people suddenly seizures due to epilepsy by rolling his body to one side. Secure it in a place far from sharp and dangerous objects. You also need to put the pads on the head and leave it until the seizure stops itself. If the tension continues for 5 minutes or more, immediately look for medical help. \n\n \nIt is important for us to be critical and alert, do not absorb health information as a whole without finding out the actual facts especially info or noodles \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/div>- Hermina Purwokerto<\/a><\/li>
- 29 August 2022<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Stay Calm! How to Handle Stiff Baby<\/a><\/h3>
Seizures are an electrical disturbance that occurs in the brain. This condition causes the reception and transmission of impulses from the brain to other parts of the body to be disrupted. Seizures can occur due to several things, such as epilepsy, injury to the brain, infection, and others. In children aged 6 months to 5 years, seizures often occur accompanied by fever or febrile seizures. \n\n To distinguish between epilepsy and febrile seizures, one needs to see how seizures take place. In febrile seizures, there is an increase in body temperature above 38 oC. It can be said if the child has two or more seizures repeatedly at different times without the cause of the seizures. Hereditary factors are considered one of the causes of epilepsy occurring in infants. In addition, abnormalities before and after delivery and head injuries can also cause epilepsy. \n\n Seizures in epilepsy can be in the form of rigidity of the whole body, drooping of the arms and lower legs, or twitching of the eyes and face, or they can also be a momentary loss of consciousness, such as being stunned, or suddenly falling. Then saliva foam comes out, the tongue sticks out and trembles. \n\n The epilepsy healing process is divided into two things, namely the provision of drugs and social therapy. Patients must regularly take medication in order to recover quickly. In addition, it is also recommended to avoid stress and consult a doctor regularly. Symptoms of seizures in epilepsy can differ depending on the location of the seizure in the brain. Examinations such as EEG can be done to find out the location. \n\n \n\n The ways to treat epileptic seizures in infants are as follows: \n\n \n Stay calm \n Not stopping seizures forcibly \n Loosen clothes \n Securing the location around the seizure \n does not hold movement during seizures. \n Don't put things in your mouth. \n patient tilted \n \n\n \n\n If you have a seizure complaint in a child, immediately check with a pediatrician at the nearest Hermina Hospital to find out a definite diagnosis of seizures and get the right treatment. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>"); $('#div_next_link').html(" <\/span>");
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