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Yes but there's other drugs.
Leave it to your doctor to prescribe them.
Also there's a machine called a vagus nerve stimulator and it can short circuit a seizure for some people.
When all else fails there's a service dog.
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∙ 10y agoThe anti-seizure medication Dilantin is often used for grand mal epilepsy. It does, however, have significant side effects.
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What are some uses for the drug Levetiracetam?
Levertican is epilepsy medication. Levirtican is approved for use together other seizure medications to threat mioclonic seizures, partial seizures and grand mal seizures.
What is the medical term meaning epilepsy?
Epilepsy is itself a medical term. Epilepsy has many forms, so there are many individual types of epilepsy. Epilepsy is defined as the tendency to have recurring seizures. A seizure is not epilpesy. It is a symptom of epilepsy.
What type of epilepsy does a person have if he stops what he is doing and stares into space for few seconds?
If it is seizure activity (implied by the question) then it sounds like what is called petit mal, if that term is still in use. This is in contrast to grand mal seizures, where there is a complete loss of motor control.
How would you measure the dose for dilantin 150mg liquid?
should you use a syringe or med cup to measure dilantin 150 mg liquid
What is the most common way to be diagnosed with epilepsy?
Epilepsy is not a specific disease as such. It is basically a catch-all term to cover the tendency to have recurring seizures. There are many kinds of seizures, many levels of severity of seizures and many causes of seizures, so it is simpler to use one broad term to cover it all. So once someone has recurring seizures, they are said to have Epilepsy. After that, different forms of Epilepsy can be defined depending on the factors listed above.
Can eyes roll to back of head from use of epilepsy drugs?
Your eyes can roll to the back of your head when you have a seizure - it is not the epilepsy medications that do this.
What does the root mal mean?
The Latin root mal means bad or evil. Doctors make use of the root mal to deal with all kinds of problems. An example is the word malfunction.
Can mixing dilantin and amoxicillin cause seizures?
Yes, because both drugs are protein bound. The amoxicillin may displace dilantin from the protein causing the blood level to change. This is more apt to occur on high doses or long term use of amoxicillin.
What is depakote use to treat?
epilepsybipolar disordermigraine
Is there any use by keeping keys in epilepsy patient?
Epilepsy is a wide ranging condition with many causes and levels of severity. Each case has to be treated differently. Things such as keys are not going to be of any use.
How do you use Mal in a sentence?
easy :I really LOVE going to the mall!
Did Missouri pass legislation to legalize use of extract from marijuana to treat epilepsy in children?
Yes, the use of cannabis oil has officially been passed and those with epilepsy can now be treated with cannabis oil in Missouri.
