Show your Health Hea Ih t 1 Treatment for Epilepsy Now Uniform Throughout World By BJ James W. W Barton MD M.D. I write rite often about epilepsy because because because be be- cause so much more is known now than in my student days namely days namely that the great majority of epi- epi I can be be kept free of a attacks at at- t- t r f t tta I. I j ta tacks can ks and d. d the te they tl 44 A t j jg g great rea t majority r f 1 i can also be employed em em- i I in gainful t occupations 4 The treatment treatment f is isnow isnow of epilepsy now u uniform n i for m N throughout the world 1 Use of Dr Barton the barbital drugs 2 Cutting down on starch foods and eating more fat foods 3 Cutting down on oil all liquids 4 Daily dose of am- am chloride or other drug for driving water out of the tissues In Modern Medicine of Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada Dr Joseph L. L Fetterman director the Institute Institute Institute In In- Cleveland 0 O. states that in addition to the Ule drug and diet I treatment of epilepsy the patient needs guidance to meet his leis special problems Some of these problems I are Whether epileptics should have haye children should epileptic children children children chil chil- dren play and attend school with ViOl other children should epileptics take medicine medicine medicine medi medi- drive a car should they cine when free and have been free of attacks for a considerable time Must Know Epilepsy A little thought about these questions or problems gives t some ome idea of how much the family physician physician physician phy phy- or psychiatrist must know lenow about epilepsy in order to guide the epileptic safely Although many are familiar with the treatment of a patient during an attack some of the usual advice with some new points are presented by Dr Fetterman Fetterman- If the epileptic is seen at it the warning stage before the fall he should be assisted to bed bcd a couch or even onto the floor Put a folded handkerchief between the teeth or a narrow eraser which he hemn mn may carry in his pocket or have at his bedside table Avoid Injury A Avoid void injuring the tongue or teeth by t trying ing to force a spoon or hard wooden object between the teeth Free any ti tight ht clothing especially neckwear Turn the tho patient patient patient pa pa- tient on his back if he is on his face Then let the Ule attack r rin its course until he awakes awakes Let him sleep after the attack if he so desires as this helps him to sleep off the usual uncomfortable after after- effects Epilepsy of itself does no damage damage damage dam dam- age to the brain Dr Fetterman states that many of his epileptic patients have lived in their communities communities communities com com- and families as normal men and women and that he has tested their intelligence levels after 20 years and that these levels levels levels lev lev- els were unchanged or even im- im proved Diet Suggestions Sug in Epilepsy Attacks of epilepsy may be very greatly lessened and even prevented prevented pre pre- vented by more attention to diet Send coin preferred and a stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing to Dr Barton The Salt Lake Tribune-Telegram Tribune Home Service Bureau Salt SaIt Lake City 10 Utah and ask for the Barton leaflet leaflet leaflet leaf leaf- let called Diet Suggestions in Epilepsy Released by Bell Syndicate Inc Ino |