简介：Epilepsyiscerebralfunctionaldisturbancesyndromeinducedbyvariousfactors.Itistheparoxysmalabnormalityofconsciousnesscausedbyabnormalover-dischargeofcerebralcells.Theclinicalmanifestationsaresuddenfallingdown,lossofconsciousness,salivation,eyedeviation,convulsionoffourlimbs,sheep-likesoundorsharpscreamingandbecomingasanormalpersonafterwakeningfromtheseizure.Inthepersistentseizurestate,ifnoanymanagementisappliedpromptlytoterminatetheseizure,itwillinducedeepcoma,highfever,dehydration,brainedema,respiratoryfailure,evenmentalabnormalityanddeath.EpilepsyistermedasXianZhenginChinesemedicine.LongevityandLifePreservation:XianZheng(《寿世保元·痫证》)[1]says:'Thediseaseiscausedbyfright,orthepatienthasbeenfearedandfrightenedasthefetusorafterbirth.Fearmakesqidescending,frightmakesqidisturbed;fearactsonkidneyandfrightonheart.Thedisturbanceofheartandkidneymustleadtodeficiencyofliverandkidney.Liverdeficiencyproduceswind,spleendeficiencyproducesphlegm.Theretentionofwindandphlegmstirsupwardandresultsinepilepsy.'