Prevention of Dental Caries in Children with Convulsions the Disease is Treated

Abstract

A chronic brain disease characterized by repeated spontaneous seizures (paroxysms) that occur as a result of excessive neural discharges. Clinically, epilepsy is manifested by convulsions and changes in consciousness (up to its loss) Epilepsy can be either an independent disease or a symptom of another pathology. According to the WHO, approximately every 4-10 people out of 1000 suffer from active epilepsy worldwide — this is one of the most common neurological diseases. Epilepsy has been known to mankind for a long time — the first known mention of epilepsy came to us from 500-700 BC. In Babylon, stone slabs were found that contained a detailed description of the disease, the types of attacks, provoking factors, and post-attack symptoms. The ancient Greeks saw epilepsy as a supernatural divine phenomenon and called it a sacred disease. In 450 BC, Hippocrates first stated that the disease has quite natural causes and originates in the brain. The disease is a serious social problem, as the lack of information about epilepsy contributes to misunderstanding, fear of symptoms in others and discrimination of patients. The disease manifests itself in the form of short-term involuntary convulsions in any part of the body, or the convulsions affect the entire body. Sometimes seizures are accompanied by loss of consciousness and loss of control over the functions of the intestine or bladder. Seizures can take the form of both minor memory lapses and muscle spasms, and severe, prolonged convulsions.