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Why Are Fits Not Controlled By Epilex, Selzic And Cloba?

my son age 12 yrs .he is having fits from 3 yrs taking epilex 500 mg twice a day nd selzic 450 mg twice a day nd cloba 7.5 mg at night but fits are not controlled sometimes getting vomitting nd loss of apitite .plz suggest tretment is right and how much time it will take to cure
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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Hello and Thanks for posting your query on Healthcaremagic.

Hi, I had gone through the problem and looked into the details mentioned. It looks like your son has drug resistant epilepsy which can be seen in about 10-30 % of people suffering from epilepsy. Poor response to medications can be due to wrong diagnosis about type of epilepsy and choice of medications and presence of structural lesions (damages) in the brain which often respond poorly to medications. MRI of the brain can show strucutural changes and EEG will help in knowing the type of epilepsy.

So I personally feel you need to see a Epileptologist who is specialized in treating difficult epilepsies for detailed evaluation for epilepsy syndrome diagnosis and to look for alternate modes of treatment like epilepsy surgery to cure his epilepsy.

Wish you son a good health.
I hope this helps you.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.

Sincerely,

Dr. Shiva Kumar R.
Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist
Bangalore, India.
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Why Are Fits Not Controlled By Epilex, Selzic And Cloba?

Hello and Thanks for posting your query on Healthcaremagic. Hi, I had gone through the problem and looked into the details mentioned. It looks like your son has drug resistant epilepsy which can be seen in about 10-30 % of people suffering from epilepsy. Poor response to medications can be due to wrong diagnosis about type of epilepsy and choice of medications and presence of structural lesions (damages) in the brain which often respond poorly to medications. MRI of the brain can show strucutural changes and EEG will help in knowing the type of epilepsy. So I personally feel you need to see a Epileptologist who is specialized in treating difficult epilepsies for detailed evaluation for epilepsy syndrome diagnosis and to look for alternate modes of treatment like epilepsy surgery to cure his epilepsy. Wish you son a good health. I hope this helps you. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. Sincerely, Dr. Shiva Kumar R. Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist Bangalore, India.