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What Are The Precautions To Be Taken For Seizures After Having A Surgery For Meningioma?
My wife had a generalised seizure few weeks back and it was diagnosed with meningioma. She got operated successfully. The meningioma was grade 1. Now Doctor has advised livipil for 1-2 year. Kindly let me know how the doses will be reduced. Any other things i need to take care?
Wed, 21 Sep 2016
Hi, seizures after meningioma surgery can be due to brain handling .
when there is damage to the brain (from the surgery or the original tumor) the brain will always try and repair itself. This is where the seizures come from, the brain is mis-firing and not repairing properly. These seizures will probably never go away and You will always have to be on medication
.
You will have to take antiepileptics for long times .
In addition , avoid the precipitating factors .
Thanks
when there is damage to the brain (from the surgery or the original tumor) the brain will always try and repair itself. This is where the seizures come from, the brain is mis-firing and not repairing properly. These seizures will probably never go away and You will always have to be on medication
.
You will have to take antiepileptics for long times .
In addition , avoid the precipitating factors .
Thanks
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