Epilepsy (Seizures/Convulsions)
This is a neurological disorder of the central nervous system leading to a number of
other different problems. This can cause recurrent epileptic seizures leading to
periods of patches of time where a person does not remember things and unusual or
very different than normal behaviour is observed.
The symptoms of epilepsy can vary vastly from person to person. While one might lose
all sense of surrounding and just keep quiet and not respond to anything, others
might become physically aggressive towards themselves or even people around them.
Usually, there must be episodes of two seizures for a person to be diagnosed
with epilepsy. That is when the treatment is begun.
Symptoms
Not every person going through epilepsy may show the same symptoms, and not even all of the ones mentioned above. It varies from person to person. When a person has an episode of epilepsy, those symptoms are usually the ones to carry out throughout. It is very rare for symptoms to change or add to the original ones. A person with epilepsy also has a very small chance of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
Focal Seizures
Focal onset seizures are known for affecting only one part of the brain. They are characterized by the following two categories –
Simple Focal Seizures- This category includes the inability to respond when asked about anything. The person is aware of the surroundings and if they are being talked to but are unable to respond, leading to jerking movement of the body. These play a huge role in altering your emotions and all your bodily senses like taste, smell, hearing, speaking and feeling.
Complex Focal Seizures- These usually have a time span of up to 2 minutes. More than that are very rare. This just feels like it has put a person into oblivion, and they stare point-blankly, focusing on a particular object like a wall. This is not a complete unconsciousness but and altered one nevertheless.
There exist six types of generalized seizures.
This is usually said to occur in children where there are periods where someone is absolutely blank and unresponsive. Very subtle bodily movements are observed.
This stiffens your muscles as they are, which does not allow you for the movement any body part. You fall on the ground if a tonic seizure occurs.
Clonic seizures are associated with involuntary and continuous movements and jerking of the neck, hands and legs.
This category of seizure makes you lose all the control and awareness you have over your body. You might just fall down and slump.
During these, a person is partially conscious, and this is also associated with movements of the body parts.
This is a type of seizure which causes a person’s body to fall unconscious suddenly, or they start doing things like crying out loud, losing control over their bladder or biting their tongue. This is one of the most serious types of seizure.
MIGRAINE LEADS TO?
A migraine is a headache, but it may not just stay limited to that. It might even cause some serious issues within the body that are even more dangerous than a headache. They can be
- Stroke: Due to migraine, there can be internal bleeding in the brain of that person, which leads to stroke.
- Seizure: Migraine can also lead to frequent convulsions or fits that are called migraine seizures.
- Status Migrainosus: When the migraine attack is so severe that it extends up to 72 hours, it is said to be status migrainosus.
- Medication Overuse: Constant medications like allopathic painkillers make people habitual of them, and when their effect starts to fade away, people may experience even more throbbing and pulsating pain.
HOMEOPATHIC APPROACH
Homoeopathy offers great results in migraine headaches up to the extent that the recurrence also fades away slowly. While consulting, the doctor may ask certain questions related to the symptoms, intensity of pains, or even certain personal questions that may help diagnose the root cause. Homoeopathy has no side effects and causes improvement in the general well-being of people.
This medicine shows results in people with right-sided migraines. The pain starting from the back of the head and coming down to stay at the right side of the eye, are relieved by this medicine. Sleep also causes relief in this type of pain.
Causes
- While there can be a large number of causes for epilepsy, the only one that is known for sure is some kind of injury to the brain.
- Diseases like AIDS or meningitis can also be considered a cause of epilepsy.
- Prenatal injury- We are all aware that how delicate babies are. If any factor before birth, like poor nutrition to the mother or oxygen deficiency might, occurs, there is a chance that the baby might later suffer from epilepsy.
- Head trauma or any other kind of injury to the brain is one of the major causes of epilepsy.
- Developmental disorders in children might lead to this later.
As per the latest research on the topic, motor conflict might also be the cause. It is a feeling of being stuck and unable to move. This might happen to a fetus since it has no means of escape. Something might threaten the fetus, like some kind of voice or yelling.
There is also a condition known as falling conflict, where there lives a fear in a person’s mind of not only themselves or even someone else falling down on the ground. This might develop a permanent fear and thus make them react in the same way.
Homoeopathic Approach towards Epilepsy
When you consult a homoeopathic doctor, they make sure to take all your history and then begin with the treatment. Via homoeopathy, epilepsy can be cured or reduced to a minimum at the least.
The following are the medicines usually used:
Cicuta
This medicine is usually used for calming down the violent reaction of a person. It is also an effective medicine after a head injury.
Artemisia Vulgaris
This is effective for someone who has seizures for a short period of time, and that too, not the violent ones but the ones where they are quiet and ignorant of their surroundings.
Stramonium
This homoeopathic remedy is used for seizures and convulsions caused in a person because of coming in contact with direct bright light.
Cuprum Met
This is the most effect for the spasms occurring in different parts of the body like knees and fingers. This is also used for providing relief from convulsions of the menstrual cycle that follows after a delivery.
Bufo Rana
There are attacks that might happen to you while you are asleep. That is when Bufo Rana comes to the rescue.
Nux Vomica
This is most effective remedy for seizures after emotional
changes like anger, stress or after drinking alcohol.
Patient is usually drowsy after episode.
