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Hello,

If Patient is taking regular medication than we need to go for review by investigation like CT scan brain along with blood level of Anti seizure medication
on the basis of which we can say than there is minimal chance of seizure

kindly consult Neurologist for further evaluation and management

not to worry..You are suffering from hormonal changes causing Androgenetic alopecia causing hair fall. It's completely stoppable even regrowth of hair is possible with certain medications without any side effects. Treatment depends on the grade of hair loss. So, it's a must for diagnosing which grade, you are in for an effective treatment. Please send photos of your head, by direct online consultation for accurate diagnosis and proper treatment.

Dear lybrate-user. Head injury can cause extensive scar formation in brain which is called as gliosis. In case you have similar issue then medications are must as it helps in preventing repeated attacks of fits. In case your head injury was trivial one then one can try reducing the doses of medicines over certain period and stopping it only under guidance of a neurologist or a neurosurgeon.

Eptoin is a medicine given for epileptic patients. If you have had a phase of epileptic attack after accident thaen it is not advisable to stop it till the full course is completed. But if the same has been prescribed for significant irritability, anger or other uncontrollable emotional upheavals after the accident then relaxation methods, emotion focused therapy, controlled breathing techniques etc can help. But its not advisable to stop the medicines abruptly. If you want to stop the medicines...more

Hi, your height can grow till 25 years of age. If you haven't yet reached the age, you may try the following remedies -
1. Take flax seed powder - 1 tablespoon after lunch and dinner with warm water.
2. Take lakshadi guggul - 2 tablets, twice a day.
3. Take ashwgandha churna - 1 tablespoon with milk at 6.30 pm. Also follow these exercises daily -
1. Swimming 2. Skipping 3. Pull-ups
4. Suryanamaskar.

No the episode is not an absence seizure that has different features, but it may be related to his medicine intake and may have been drowsy. I suggest you keep amental note of the episode and continue with medication, in case it recurs you must visit your doctor as it may be a seizure (not necessarily absence) and he may have to be reviewed.

To decide on the duration of treatment for epilepsy, we need the type of seizure you are having (focal onset/ generalised, age of onset of disease, whether it is well controlled with the medicines, eeg and mri findings. You can upload the details to give an opinion.

Dear friend,
First of all, I am so sorry to hear that you had a seizure recurrence even after a successful course completion of anti seizure medication. But honestly I should share you the true statistics: almost 30-40 percent of patients (varies among different literature) may have seizure recurrence after successfully completing anti epileptic course. The risk factors of recurrence are: age of onset of seizure, initiation of anti epileptic drug (delay more than 6 months is amenable to more...more

The medications listed above are prescribed for seizures (Epilepsy). You are experiencing side effects of these medications. Do not abruptly stop these medications, as you can have seizure. Discuss with your doctor, who will after taking into consideration many factors like total number of seizures, last seizure, any brain abnormality on Imaging, past response to treatment, etc decide upon the future medications.

Mr. Lybrate-user,
when your teeth enamel is damaging you immediately need to take care of it.
Teeth have three layers, enamel-dentin-pulp. So when the enamel is damaged the dentin is exposed leading to weaker and caries prone teeth. See your nearest dentist and either to a filling or a crown/cap work done.