Epileptic Conditions

Although the real reason for Epilepsy stands unknown, it has been observed that these are generally hereditary and often accompanied with excessive palpitations. Better known as seizures, these are generally a simple psychological situation that has gone worse!

Seizures have the ability to raise a serious alarm if left untreated, causing havoc in a person’s life. Some times people treat seizures with smells. Specific smells like that of rotten items, like the dirty soul of your shoe, or even pungent garlic and onion smells can help take effect. Although these episodes may be infrequent, or may be at certain lapses in time, it is important that the patient is made aware of the condition he or she faces when attack strikes. At most times, patients when left unaware often find themselves at the mercy of others without realizing that helps is just at an arm’s length!

How to deal with a Seizure
Sometimes, thanks to it being irregular, one cannot really monitor the frequency of a seizure and the organs that it may affect during the time of seizure plague patients quite often. At most times patients have little or no control over their sense or their body parts. Some of them are even scared thinking that they might be mugged of their belongings when a seizure strikes. Most doctors recommend that the patient should be made aware of what he might go through during an attack. This helps him alert the other people around him, when a situation arises. Patients are also informed to move around places that are not lonely and are filled with people. This may be the people’s square, the market, or at any common place.

Although a rather small section of people are known to suffer from these seizures; about 1 percent of the total population in the world, the causes are yet under research with a definite solution that still remains unearthed!

In the ancient days, and also in many ancient civilizations, it was believed that epilepsy was caused by magic and other supernatural forces, more like a taboo that has found it’s prey! Of course science is trying to understand the real reason for seizures, especially the part that confirms it’s hereditary nature.

Most psychologists understand it as Major irrational fears if left untreated, especially those that are generally subdued without the patient’s knowledge may recur rapidly in the form of seizures. Sometimes these can also effect into multiple seizures. Although these are largely hereditary, the research for these is still on.

Cause and Effects
Some research also mentions that irrational fear could be one major reason for seizures to occur. Subdued fears, especially that of physical child abuse may be a strong reason and one of the causes for seizures. Although the real cause for seizures of this kind is difficult to recognize, there may be some definite reasons, based on the general symptoms. The results of the tests and observations may be a generalized disturbance of the brain function, accompanying an abnormal electrical activity within the brain.

Symptoms and Signs
The signs of seizures largely depend upon the type of seizure. Some of them may last for over 20 minutes where as some might stretch for about 45 minutes to an hour. Since these are difficult to pin point, there is a generalized view on this.

* Generalized seizures may affect the consciousness and bodily functions from its onset and affect the whole body.

* Absence seizures usually last 10 to 30 seconds these may include slight movement, or it may be a total loss of contact with the environment; sometimes even co-ordination of bodily movements. Since the impulses to the brain are infrequent, it’s a tough situation for the patient to even move his finger.

* Losing consciousness and absolute bodily functions can be cured by smells. In some ancient parts of India, it is understood that making the patient inhale certain grotesque smells can help him regain consciousness at a faster pace. The treatment of aromatherapy can also be helpful. Strong odors, especially pungent odors like those of onions or stale chilies can spark off the senses at a faster rate.

Treatment Seizures
* It’s best that there are some safety precautions maintained to combat a seizure. You could loosen some amount of restrictive clothing; roll over the patient to one side so that he breathes easily, without any blockages.

* You could place a wad or cloth; whichever is available in between the teeth to prevent biting of the tongue as this is generally the commonest thing to do in such a condition, thanks to the loss of certain brain impulses.

* You could also make use of gemstones in this condition. Besides leading a normal life style, you could make the person wear a combination of an emerald ring and moon stone, in the form of a ring and not as a pendant. Emeralds are known to have healing properties to treat seizures.