Article excerpt: "Traditional Chinese Medicine Ancient Methods for Infant and Child Health Preservation"
The incidence rate of epilepsy in children is ten times higher than that in adults. More than half of epilepsy patients are children, with a higher incidence in children under the age of 10. This disease has major and minor episodes, as well as temporary ones, which are closely related to modern living environment pollution, noise, and the emotions of pregnant women.
In addition, some epilepsy is primary, which means that there is no history of brain trauma, but abnormal discharge of brain waves can lead to epileptic seizures. Some children, such as those who have a high fever or have suffered from meningitis, may have sequelae after treatment, which is called epileptic seizures.
Symptoms of epilepsy:
Epilepsy is characterized by sudden fainting, unconsciousness, foaming at the mouth, rolling up the eyes, and some children may make a sharp sound in their mouth or cry uncontrollably. Some may have convulsions in their limbs. Most children wake up 3 to 5 minutes after a seizure, but after waking up, they cannot remember what just happened and are particularly tired all over. This is a typical manifestation of epileptic seizures.
Epilepsy is divided into major seizures, minor seizures, and localized seizures:
1. The so-called major episode starts with numbness in the limbs, with the fingers moving first. Some children may experience finger movements followed by palpitations, followed by loss of consciousness, pale complexion, falls, stiff body, rolled eyeballs, and foaming at the mouth. These symptoms first appear, and then within a few seconds, they begin to experience body twitching, incontinence, and vocalizations.
After a few minutes, or even more than ten minutes, his consciousness gradually recovered. The convulsions have also stopped, but at the beginning, it may be in a state of unconsciousness after the convulsions stop, and then it may take a few minutes to wake up. After waking up, one cannot remember what happened just now, and often experiences dizziness, bloating, and overall fatigue, which is a typical major episode. If the whole process is long, it will take more than 20 minutes, and if it is short, about 10 minutes.
2. Seizures are more common in children after the age of 3, with more girls than boys. This situation is a brief loss of consciousness, without falling or showing signs of convulsions or seizures. It is just a momentary loss of consciousness, feeling dizzy for a while, and appearing as if it were a seizure. The performance may not be too obvious, but there may be straight eyes, facial muscles, or limb muscles, and occasional small-scale twitching.
3. Localized seizures refer to the movement of a certain part of the body, but the amplitude is very small, such as facial twitching. When I went to a patient's home for medical treatment before, I saw this type of seizure. He suddenly lost consciousness and fainted. His twitching is not systemic, only facial twitching, and his hands and feet move slowly. This situation is called localized seizures, and there are many cases.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis of the Causes and Dietary Therapy Methods of Epilepsy:
1. It is related to congenital genetics, that is, congenital deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, loss of mental nourishment, phlegm obstructing the heart and orifices, coupled with some factors that stimulate the brain in the future, which can easily cause epileptic seizures.
2. Explosive fear. After he was frightened, this kind of fright greatly stimulated his brain and nerves, which has sequelae. In addition, epilepsy may occur after crying at night.
3. Children with epilepsy should seek targeted treatment from professional doctors at specialized medical institutions. The following dietary therapy methods may have auxiliary therapeutic effects on children, but cannot replace the diagnosis and treatment of professional medical institutions.
Childhood epilepsy can be roughly divided into the following three situations:
1. Astonishing
The essence of epilepsy is that there is no structural problem with the brain, but the lesion is that there is disorder in the discharge of local lesions, which is what we call EEG disorder. Some children have a fever that reaches a very high level, reaching over 40 degrees Celsius. When the brain's nerves discharge abnormally, it will startle and cause convulsions all over the body. If this startle persists for a long time, it can lead to epilepsy and trigger epilepsy.
Dietary therapy formula:
Lotus seed Tianma soup. 5 grams each of lotus seeds and gastrodia elata, 3 bowls of water, boil for 15 minutes until about 1 bowl is cooked. Drink half a bowl each time to calm the nerves.
2. Phlegm epilepsy
During an episode, there is a surge of phlegm and drooling at the corners of the mouth, which is a typical manifestation of phlegm epilepsy. In addition, because this type of phlegm epilepsy can last for a relatively long time, with phlegm and dampness being sticky, children with this phlegm epilepsy are generally accompanied by intellectual disability.
Dietary therapy formula:
Tianma Chenpi Fuling Soup. Take 5 grams each of Tianma, Chenpi, and Poria cocos, and bring to a boil in 3 bowls of water. Continue boiling for 15 minutes and drink half a bowl each time.
3. Wind Madness
It is caused by external wind or high fever, and some are caused by traumatic epilepsy. This is called wind epilepsy, and its external cause is external sensation, external factors.
Dietary therapy formula:
Tianma White Chrysanthemum Soup. Take 5 grams each of Tianma and white chrysanthemum, and drink 3 bowls of water. After boiling, continue boiling for 15 minutes and drink half a bowl each time.
Prevention:
Before giving birth, pregnant women must feel relaxed, avoid getting angry, and avoid mental stimulation.
2. Pay attention to pregnancy safety and avoid injury. Some pregnant women accidentally fall while riding a bicycle, which can cause a sudden shock and shock to the fetus, leading to the root cause of epilepsy. Another possibility is external force hitting the abdomen. If the pregnant woman is not injured, but the fetus is injured, it is all caused by trauma. This is what pregnant women must pay attention to when raising the fetus.
3. For children, do not let them be frightened, overly tired, or exposed to rain, as these can easily lead to high fever and epilepsy.
Adjustment:
1. Reasonably arrange learning. Children with epilepsy usually develop symptoms when they are fatigued. When in a bad mood, it is also easy to get sick after being stimulated. So don't put too much pressure on children with epilepsy.
2. Control triggering factors. Watching scary TV and playing video games for long periods of time can consume a lot of mental energy, which can easily lead to mental fatigue. After fatigue, there may be an increase in the frequency of attacks.
When going out, be sure to have adults following, especially by the river, roadside, and in some dangerous places.
How to deal with epileptic seizures:
1. Help the child lie on their side, not on their back. When lying on the side, it helps phlegm and saliva to flow out. When lying on the back, the phlegm coughed up may enter the nasal cavity and then enter the respiratory tract, which can easily cause suffocation.
When convulsions begin and foam is produced at the mouth, chopsticks, tongue depressors, or the handle of a small spoon should be used and wrapped with cloth. Parents usually have a backup for this and quickly put it in their mouth, between their upper and lower teeth, because during the attack, the chewing muscles will become tense and the tongue may be bitten. At the same time, loosen your collar to keep your breathing open.
3. Do not forcefully stop convulsions to avoid twisting the muscles and bones.
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