Epilepsy It is a disease that according to the WHO affects about 50 million people around the world.
The month of March has been marked by the color purple, annually as part of an international reinforcement dedicated to raising awareness about the epilepsy.
This important action is part of a Purple March campaign, where the Ministry of Health alerts the importance of the theme and early diagnosis.
The disease attacks about 2% of the Brazilian population, with 50 million people in the world.
THE epilepsy It is a temporary and reversible alteration of the functioning of the human brain.
Not being caused by drugs, fever, or any metabolic disorder.
In this sense, it lasts for a few seconds or even minutes, as a part of the brain emits incorrect signals, being restricted to a certain location or spreading out.
Thus, if this crisis is restricted, it will be called partial, now if both cerebral hemispheres are involved, it is generalized.
As a result, some people may have symptoms that would be obvious from epilepsy, this does not mean that the problem is less important if the crisis is not notorious.
This diagnosis of a possible epileptic seizure can be made through physical examinations in general, with emphasis on neurological and psychiatric areas, in a detailed history by the patient.
It is important to have an eyewitness, so that this crisis is described in great detail.
So in Brazil, the SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) offers free comprehensive treatment for these cases of epilepsy, which ranges from the diagnosis, to the necessary follow-up and treatment, including mediation.
This treatment is preferably initiated in primary care, via Basic Health Units spread throughout the country.
The doctor saying that there is a need, this patient is referred to specialized care of medium and high complexity.
The treatment of this disease is done with medication, avoiding abnormal brain electrical discharges, which are responsible for the origin of epileptic seizures.
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In addition, cases with more frequent and uncontrollable seizures are candidates for surgical intervention.
