Article: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF EPILEPSY (APASMAR) IN CHILD BY AYURVEDIC REGIME: A CASE STUDY

Article Category: Case Reports

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.130482

Pages: 25-27

Author: Swati S. Jawade *, Tirunagiri Swamy, Anil Kale, Pooja Chandak, Dnyaneshwar Paldewad

Abstract: Epilepsy is the most common management of neurological problems and stands after stroke and dementia in its prevalence. Epilepsy is a chief public health problem all over the world. The percentage of the general population with active epilepsy at a given time ranges from 4-10 per 1,000 people. The case study discussed here is of 4 year 5-month-old male child,  known case of seizure disorder with his 1st episode at seven months due to febrile illness seizure manifested as generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) type of seizure lasting for 3-5min; then he came to Ayurvedic OPD  and was given ayurvedic regimen (i.e. shankhapushpadya ghrita SaraswatarishtaMedhya drug) along with panchakarma procedure. The child had significant relief from signs and symptoms of epilepsy. The recurrence or the frequency of disease was found to be markedly reduced. The Ayurvedic regimen, along with the panchakarma procedure, proved to be beneficial in this case.

Keyword: Apasmara, Epilepsy, Ayurvedic regimen, Panchakarma.