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Epilepsy Treatment Strategies
Book chapter

Epilepsy Treatment Strategies

K. Detyniecki, P. Farooque and R.H. Mattson
Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, pp.173-174
Elsevier Inc, Second Edition
2014

Abstract

Alcohol use Antiepileptic drugs Emotional stress Epilepsy Hormones Missed medication Sleep deprivation
Factors in everyday life can alter the probability of seizure occurrence. These include missed medication, emotional stress, sleep deprivation, excessive alcohol use, and hormonal influences. The majority of these factors can be modified or regulated to decrease the likelihood of frequent seizures in addition to the use of antiepileptic drugs.

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