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Urgent:Uncontrolled Seizures in Young

A 19 year old boy admitted in ICU 20 days ago for uncontrolled recurrent seizures. He had to be given ventilatory support and intravenous Phenobarbitone and Midazolam infusion given. Later on other antiepileptic drugs were added to treatment. All the tests including MRI Brain and CSF normal. Seizures still continue despite of five antiepileptic drugs. No other history available. How can we treat such pateint Homeopathically? Any suggestions?
 
  male_pk on 2010-08-24
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Look for the cause. Many times causation can indicate a good remedy.
 
maheeru last decade
It all started from a febrile episode.
No other cause could be found despite of Lab tests and MRI brain and CSF
 
male_pk last decade
Cuprum Met 30c may help. Causticum, Belladonna and Ignatia may also be considered. If you could report the things happening during the epileptic attack like how it starts and upto how it ends Maheeru may give you more concrete help. Similarly you should talk more about the febrile episode.
 
kadwa last decade
Cuprum Met. is a very effective med for this problem
in homeopathy.

Better to give just one dose of Cuprum met. 200 ...and see response.

Post feed back here.

Further ...will depend upon how he responds to the first dose.

Pankaj Varma
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
Logging in to observe progress.
 
Joe De Livera last decade
Let me discuss things with family because they may not like the idea of giving homeopathy medicine. They beleive more on Allopathy and Spiritual aspects. Secondly being an allopathic physician i am afraid if any complication or sudden deterioration occurs then homeo medicine might bear all the blame. Patient already in quite bad shape, on ventilator support, had tracheostomy, multiple lines and catheters and related infections. Grown multi drug resistant bugs on culture of various body secretions.
 
male_pk last decade
I shall request some expert to log in and give justifications and bases on which i should suggest any remedy to patient. Patient is in comatosed position and under the effects of multiple antiepileptic drugs, sedatives, antibiotics and other drugs.
 
male_pk last decade
Illness strated as fever and headache
He took Resochin and Levofloxacin
developed seizures on about 4th day of illness as stretching of arms n legs and frothing from mouth
till that day he is on ventilator and on multiple drugs
 
male_pk last decade
waiting for response of homeopath experts
 
male_pk last decade
To Male Pk

As a physician yourself you should be aware after following this patient's progress which I presume you have done as you are in direct contact with the family, that it is futile at the late stage to expect a miracle cure by Homeopathy. It is obvious that the patient has reached a terminal stage in his illness and that the chances of his recovering are remote.

You have voiced your own reservations on the chances of his cure:
'Patient already in quite bad shape, on ventilator support, had tracheostomy, multiple lines and catheters and related infections. Grown multi drug resistant bugs on culture of various body secretions.'

In the circumstances I would advice Homeopaths who have tried to help this patient to desist from doing so for obvious reasons.
 
Joe De Livera last decade
Male PK,

In the first place...why did you ask for suggestions...if you had so many reservations about homeopathy?? You should have voiced your own views on homeopathy first. I would not have wasted my time.

To know who has answered your post, you should have spent some time and seen the back pages of ABC Forum for the appreciation I keep receiving form so many Forum members regularly since 2003.

I would have utilized my time to help another member instead. There are so many members who are seeking my time and guidance.

Pankaj Varma
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
May I also inform you that many of us turned to homeopathy ...after disillusionment with allopathy and indifferent approach of allopathic doctors.

Homeopathy treats the patient as a whole..not like allopathy where for each ailment one has to see a different doctor.

Doctors don't even bother to see what other meds a patient is taking and what is the relationship between the drugs he is prescribing and others have prescribed for the same patient. In complete ignorance the patient keeps taking meds prescribed by an ENT, by a heart specialist,
by a nuero-surgeon....and so on and so forth. No doctor cares (spends time) to even understand the drug relationships...while the patient keeps suffering.

Allopathic doctors are not even willing to recognise this basic problem and shortfall...as it will hurt their practice.

Pankaj Varma
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
male pk

since the condition is critical it'd be fair to have a homeopathic doctor close by for round the clock monitoring.

Justification and basis... the homeopathic doctor can give to the patient or patient's family. Or if you want to give the justification tell them since the other means are not working, no harm in trying out homeopathy while other medicines would be continued as well.

For remedy suggestion please follow pankaj's remedy choice first. If improvement is not seen, then please follow kadwa's choices. If the family doesn't accept homeopathy after your/dr's convincing we can do nothing. After all the decision is upto the immediate care givers when the patient is not conscious.

Mode of administration can be done by dissolving the medicines in small quantity of water and water doses be given even though the patient is in comatose state.
 
maheeru last decade
Opium is another remedy that looks good due to the peculiar state of the patient.
We have a very good homeopath from Pakistan at this forum. If you could search for Sajjad Akram in the search box of this forum and reach his profile, you should get his email address. It is better to contact him for further guidance. He is Lahore based. Dr. Mahfooz who is Karachi based can't be reached via email.
It is better to give the remedy after indepth analysis rather than doing analysis after giving the remedy.
 
kadwa last decade
sajjadakram635 at the rate hotmail dot com
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
Patient concern is prime.
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
I think cupram met is not the right choice.Sudden attack of fever,sudden loss of consciousness & uncontrolled convulsion is due to high grade fever of unknown origin.Aconite should be the right choice of drug for this patient.You can try Aconite 30c at 2 hourly interval till recovery.I hope this patient will survive by the magic power of aconite.
 
Zahid)2 last decade
Cupurm Met. >>>> Eruptive fevers, vomiting, stupor, convulsions etc.

And breathlessness.

Pankaj Varma
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
However, in a situation of emergency ..like this...both meds can be tried.
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade

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