Symptoms of senile epilepsy

When people reach a certain age, they should pay attention to some diseases. Especially the elderly should have regular physical examinations so that any diseases can be detected in time and will not affect the later treatment. Senile epilepsy is a common and terrible disease among the elderly. Senile epilepsy is mainly caused by cerebrovascular disease, and it also has many manifestations. It should be discovered and treated as early as possible.

Senile epilepsy is very scary for the elderly. No elderly person wants to get this disease. So what are the symptoms of senile epilepsy? Knowing the symptoms early can detect the disease earlier and treat it earlier. So let's take a look at the specific symptoms!

Epilepsy in the elderly is accompanied by symptoms of somatic or special sensory abnormalities, including paroxysmal limb numbness, pain and other sensory abnormalities, visual seizures, auditory seizures, olfactory seizures, taste seizures, vertigo seizures, etc. Depending on the different manifestations of the seizures, they are called focal sensory epilepsy, occipital lobe epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy. If the patient suddenly stops moving, does not respond to calls, has dazed eyes, and has movements such as chewing, swallowing, smacking lips, or has slight tremors in the face and upper limbs, be sure to record the exact duration of the seizure. After the seizure, ask the patient if he or she had any discomfort before and after the seizure and whether he or she was aware of the seizure. Accompanied by autonomic nervous system symptoms, such as upper abdominal discomfort, pale or red face, sweating, changes in heart rate, breathing or blood pressure, dilated pupils, etc., it is called autonomic nervous system attack or diencephalic attack. These are the symptoms and characteristics of the elderly. I hope they will be helpful to you.

Cerebrovascular disease, whether acute or chronic, may be associated with epilepsy. About 5% of stroke patients begin to develop epilepsy around one year after the onset of the disease. Metabolic disorders. In middle-aged and elderly people, hypoglycemia caused by islet cell tumors sometimes presents as epilepsy for a long time. Severe electrolyte imbalance and water intoxication can induce epileptic seizures.

In order to live a happy life in old age, we should know more about the symptoms of some diseases, and we should know more about terrible diseases like senile epilepsy. We need to prevent senile epilepsy as early as possible. The elderly must be careful not to be overly tired or drink a lot of alcohol. They should have a regular life and rest time and do proper exercise, so that they can live a healthier life.