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Antiepileptic Pill: Excellent Chinese Herbal Medicine for epilepsy and seizures

1. The General

1-1. What is Epilepsy?

It is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. When brain cells are not working properly, a person's consciousness, movement, or actions may be altered for a short time. For patients with epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is a disorder with many possible causes. Anything that disturbs the normal pattern of neuron activity — from illness to brain damage to abnormal brain development — can lead to seizures. These physical changes are called epileptic seizures. Epilepsy is therefore sometimes called a seizure disorder. Epilepsy affects people in all nations and of all races.

The following lists symptoms:

• "Blackouts" or periods of confused memory;
• Episodes of staring or unexplained periods of unresponsiveness;
• Involuntary movement of arms and legs;
• "Fainting spells" with incontinence or followed by excessive fatigue; or
• Odd sounds, distorted perceptions, episodic feelings of fear that cannot be explained.

Some people can experience a seizure and not have epilepsy. For example, many young children have convulsions from fevers. These febrile convulsions are one type of seizure. Other types of seizures not classified as epilepsy include those caused by an imbalance of body fluids or chemicals or by alcohol or drug withdrawal. A single seizure does not mean that the person has epilepsy.

1-2. Is there any treatment?

Once epilepsy is diagnosed, it is very important to begin treatment as soon as possible. For around 80 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy, seizures can be controlled with modern medicines and surgical techniques. There are many antiepiletic drugs used to treat epilepsy.

Unlike most other neurological conditions, there may be no physical sign that a person has epilepsy when they are not having a seizure. Therefore the diagnosis is based on a history of more than one epileptic seizure. An eyewitness account may provide useful information in reaching an accurate diagnosis, as the person experiencing the seizure will not usually remember what has happened.

A number of investigations may provide additional information, although they cannot completely confirm or rule out a diagnosis of epilepsy. These include:

1. blood tests
2. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
3. scans such as Computerised Tomography (CT)
4. or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI

1-3. Are there different types of epilepsy?

Epilepsy can be divided into different categories by possible cause, each including a number of different types of seizure.

Symptomatic epilepsy:

This is mainly due to the result of a structural abnormality in the brain, either present at birth or occurring later in life. EEG tests and brain scans may show what the abnormality is in the brain.

Idiopathic epilepsy:

There is no clear cause for such epilepsy and genetic factors may be responsible. The person usually has no other disabilities and the EEG recording is often normal between seizures. Generally speaking, it is a good response to drug treatment.

Cryptogenic epilepsy:

In this type of epilepsy, no cause can be found.

1-4. Can epilepsy be treated?

Yes, but the success of treatment depends on many factors. These include

• the type of epilepsy
• how accurate the diagnosis is
• whether the right type of treatment is being taken, and if it is being taken correctly
• whether the person has any other associated disability.

With the appropriate drug treatment, seizures can be completely controlled in up to 80% of people. In some people the tendency to have seizures decreases with time. For others it may be necessary to take antiepileptic drugs for a period of years, even if seizures have stopped, as the underlying cause of the seizures may still be there.

Some people continue to have seizures despite treatment. A small proportion of these people may benefit from neurosurgery (brain surgery). Many people are able to keep their seizures to a minimum by avoiding situations which they know can trigger a seizure. These triggers may include lack of sleep, too much alcohol, emotional upsets or missing medication. Practising such 'self care' is an important part of epilepsy treatment.

1-5. Side effects

All medicines have potential side effects as well as benefits. Some of us are lucky and don't experience any side effects - especially with some of the newer drugs. Even if patients do get them they may be fairly minor, occur at the start of treatment and settle down after a few weeks.

Short-term effects

The most common effect patients may experience is sleepiness. Luckily this often passes as body adjusts to the drug. Sometimes the drugs may make patients feel unsteady and 'woozy'; this is usually a sign that the dose is too high and needs to be altered. Some people are allergic to certain drugs and develop an itchy skin rash or other symptoms. In this case the doctor may change drug and try patients on something else.

Long-term effects

More troublesome side effects can occur when certain drugs - usually the older types used to treat epilepsy - are taken for a long time. They may include poor memory and concentration, irritability and overactivity in children, swollen gums, acne and weight gain.

Never just stop taking a drug without medical advice as you could have a seizure. The range of safe, reliable drugs available means that if you do suffer unacceptable effects with one medicine, the doctor can usually switch you to another that may suit you better.

Even so, you may be faced with a tricky choice between having no seizures but some side effects, or having side effects but no seizures. In such circumstances, it is best discussed with the doctor so that patients can be aware of all the options.

2. Antiepileptic Pill

Antiepileptic Pill is a patent Chinese herbal medicine by Liaoning DaCheng Epilepsy Hospital. It is handed down by by Dr. DaCheng's ancestor. Now Dr. DaCheng is the most famous Chinese epilepsy professional. Antiepileptic Pill comprises 3 to 5 Chinese herbal medicine which can fortify brain and increase wisdom, brighten the eyesight and increase auditory sensation, supplement Qi and quicken blood, nourish liver and kidney, stop spasm and wind, sweep phlegm and dissipate dampness, improve blood circulation in brain and increase blood circulation volume, transport nutrition to nerve cells located in focal seizure areas to stengthen or recover their activities.

Now, to convince epilepsy patients and their family members they introduced a special policy: pay money after gaining progress. It was a dauntless step taken to treat the formidable diseases and thus got hot response in China. Also, in the same time, it well shows their confidence in effectively treating the disease. After introducing such policy for 7 years we got enough confidence with the treating effects of Antiepileptic Pill and now we sell such pills on the Internet. Now, patients can order the pill directly by using credit card or money order.

The following below lists the clinical experiments results among 100 cases of epilepsy patients:

2-1. Diagnosis standard:

1. Repetitive blackouts or periods of confused memory;
2. Repetitive blackouts or periods of non-consciousness;
3. Episodes of staring or unexplained periods of unresponsiveness;
4. Involuntary movement of arms and legs, spasm, or fitful convulsion with whole body or part of the body,
5. Fainting spells with incontinence or followed by excessive fatigue; or odd sounds, distorted perceptions, episodic feelings of fear that cannot be explained.
6. Electroencephalogram (EEG) shows abnormity.

2-2. Seizure Type Statistic Table

2-3. Symptom Statistic Table

2-4. Notes for Clinical experiments

1.Treatment duration: one treatment course lasts 30 days. The shortest duration among all 100 epilepsy cases is 8 treatments courses, the longest is 20 treatment courses.
2.Fully recovery means there is no recurrence within 3 years after stopping taking the medicine.
3.Effectiveness means there is no recurrence when taking the medicine and EEG shows no normality, but recurrence happens when stopping taking the medicine.
4.Ineffectiveness means seizure happens as before and there is any improvement.

2-5. Clinical Experiments Results:

2-6. Conclusion:
Fully recovery rate：92%
Effective rate：97%

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