Epilepsy's diagnosis and treatment based on nineteen items of pathogenesis
Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden,disorderly,and excessive neuronal discharge.Epilepsy mainly manifested as sudden loss of consciousness,seizure and muscular rigidity,etc..Nineteen items of pathogenesis that originated from Huangdi Neijing is the basis of traditional Chinese medicine theory of diagnosis and treatment which is tightly connected to epilepsy's clinical symptoms.For diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy,we suggest to focus on liver,spleen and kidney,combine with wind,dampness,cold,fire,heat and the lower energizer pathogenesis according to nineteen items of pathogenesis.Using this theory appropriately can be benefit to improve the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine on epilepsy.
Nineteen items of pathogenesisEpilepsyTraditional Chinese medicineHuangdi NeijingPathogenesis diagnosis