Epilepsy refers to one of the most common diseases of the nervous system. Its main feature is sudden convulsive attacks, which have a short duration. The popular name of the pathology - "decreasing", is due to the fact that a person undergoes numerous convulsions during an attack, and, accordingly, falls to the ground. At such times he needs the support of the environment and adequate help , because he can not control himself, and often injures himself.
Classification of the disease
According to modern ideas, epilepsy is a combination of diseases that are manifested by convulsions. In the onset of an attack, physicians blame the paroxysmal discharges in the neurons of the brain, and therefore the basis of the medications used in the treatment is aimed at ordering this area.
Today there are several types of epilepsy, and one of them is cryptogenic. This word translates as "secret" and "secretive", which speaks about the peculiarity of such epilepsy - its cause is not clear. In about 60% of cases, doctors diagnose cryptogenic epilepsy, because with the help of analyzes it is not always possible to find out the true causes of it.
Types of cryptogenic epilepsy due to the occurrence of
Secondary or idiopathic - epilepsy may be the result of another disease or exist independently (the hereditary factor is strong).
Types of cryptogenic epilepsy at the location
The place where the focus that caused the attack appeared, can be located in any part of the brain - right, left hemisphere, in the deep parts of the brain, in rare cases, frontal cryptogenic epilepsy takes place.
Types of cryptogenic epilepsy by symptoms of seizures
Cryptogenic generalized epilepsy is one in which a person loses consciousness and control over their actions. At the same time deep sections of the brain are activated, and then the rest of the brain is involved in the process, which is why the type is called "generalized".
Partial seizures can be motor, sensitive, psychic, vegetative. In a complex course, a partial loss of consciousness is possible, in which a person does not understand where he is.
Treatment of cryptogenic epilepsy
For the treatment of epilepsy anticonvulsants are used (to reduce the frequency and duration of seizures), neurotropic drugs (for inhibition of stimulation of nervous excitation),
Surgical surgery is a radical method of treating epilepsy.
Clinics for the treatment of cryptogenic epilepsy
Clinics, in which you can cure cryptogenic epilepsy, are located practically in all countries of the world. In Russia, such a clinic is located in Moscow - FGBU Moscow Institute of Psychiatry of the Ministry of Health of Russia.
Also popular is the treatment of the disease in Germany - at the epileptic center Bethel, which specializes in the study and treatment of this disease.