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Is There A Chance Of Getting Fits After A Neuro Surgery?

I have undergone a Neuro (Opened my Skull) and a Plastic Surgery (For my Face). This was done because I met with an accident 3 years ago and all my Facial Bones got fractured.

Doctor advised me to have Oxetol-300 MG to prevent getting Fits as they have done a Neuro Surgery. Can you please advise me if any patient had undergone any kind of Neuro Surgery, is there any chances of getting Fits.

Also now I am having Oxetol-300 MG. I would be stopping this tablet after September. Please advise will I get Fits is there any chance for me to get Fits in my lifetime since I have undergone that surgery.

I have also heard for these kinds of things, Doctor advises either Oxetol or Eptoin. Please advise which you would prefer to have.
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Hello,

As per your description, I learnt that you had a neurosurgery done for head injury and you were started on medicines to prevent seizures or fits.

First of all, I will let you know with this limited amount of information about your case that yes most of the neurosurgeries done for head injuries requires anti-epileptic medications to prevent fits or seizures.

The 2 common reasons why you are prone to get seizures is:
1. Primary pathology (haemorrhage or direct brain injury) as they can irritate the brain and cause seizure activity.
2. Is scarring in the brain which happens during recovery of your injured brain. So, it is always advisable to take antiepileptic medications after these surgeries.

Now the second part of your query is when you can stop the medications. Usually, there should be 2 year seizures free interval before you can start decreasing the medication and there is 90% chance that you may not have any seizure activity in your life again.

Generally I prefer Eptoin over Oxetol drug.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Yogesh Kataria
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Is There A Chance Of Getting Fits After A Neuro Surgery?

Hello, As per your description, I learnt that you had a neurosurgery done for head injury and you were started on medicines to prevent seizures or fits. First of all, I will let you know with this limited amount of information about your case that yes most of the neurosurgeries done for head injuries requires anti-epileptic medications to prevent fits or seizures. The 2 common reasons why you are prone to get seizures is: 1. Primary pathology (haemorrhage or direct brain injury) as they can irritate the brain and cause seizure activity. 2. Is scarring in the brain which happens during recovery of your injured brain. So, it is always advisable to take antiepileptic medications after these surgeries. Now the second part of your query is when you can stop the medications. Usually, there should be 2 year seizures free interval before you can start decreasing the medication and there is 90% chance that you may not have any seizure activity in your life again. Generally I prefer Eptoin over Oxetol drug. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Yogesh Kataria