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About Epilepsy

Epilepsy (or recurrent seizures) may be diagnosed if someone has had two or more 'unprovoked' seizures in one year, not caused directly by drugs (such as Heroine, LSD etc), alcohol or head injury. Epilepsy, is one of the most common conditions affecting the brain.

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Western Medicine View

The brain consists of over 100 billion nerve cells. These nerve cells all communicate with one another. Some nerve cells make others send further messages (excitation), while other nerve cells block them (inhibition). Too many nerve cells sending messages at once without enough being blocked can produce a seizure. Common causes of epilepsy include brain damage from birth injuries, head injuries, stroke, brain tumors and alcoholism. Rarely, there is a genetic cause.

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Chinese Medicine View

There are Yin and Yang seizures. Yin seizures are rarely connected with epilepsy. Yang seizures, are clenched and spastic. Liver Wind causes most Yang seizures. Although in some cases the seizures are caused by deficient yin (in the yin-yang system of philosophy and medicine, an insufficiency of body fluid), of the Liver or Kidney . Or sometimes emotional constraint can lead to the Liver overheating, resulting in internal Wind.

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Treatment Options

Acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Both acupuncture and Chinese herbs can be used either during or after seizure.

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Lifestyle Advice

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