Tonic-Clonic Epilepsy: A Case Study

Diagnosis of a chronic illness brings about a wide array of emotions from the individual who will now be tasked with managing the symptoms of this disease without a cure. Epilepsy is a chronic illness characterized by frequent seizure activity; individuals diagnosed with epilepsy have excessive, uncontrolled, electrical discharge of neurons within the brain that can cause temporary loss of consciousness, jerking, muscle rigidity, automatisms, and even complete loss of muscle tone. There exist several different types of seizures; they are divided into two different categories, generalized (both hemispheres of the brain are involved) or partial (only one hemisphere is involved). Tonic-Clonic seizures involve muscle rigidity, jerking, and loss of consciousness. When an individual is having an Absence seizure, it may appear that they are daydreaming; they could have involuntary movements like smacking their leg. …show more content…
Atonic seizures are defined by complete loss of muscle tone, so the patient will just drop (Ignatavicius). Approximately 50 million individuals are currently living with epilepsy throughout the world (Shashi Kr, Jangra, & Yadav 2014). Epilepsy is a chronic illness with several drug therapies available for it’s management. However, the constant ingestion of these medications could cause unnecessary stress on the body. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the positive effects of herbal remedies in the management of epilepsy. This paper will go in depth on research studies done on the utilization of herbal remedies to assist in the control of this chronic illness to compare and contrast