Isco has opened up about his battle with epilepsy, revealing that he has been managing the condition with medication for the past four years after suffering a serious seizure.
Softfootball reports that the Real Betis midfielder shared details of his health ordeal in a candid interview, explaining how the frightening episode led to extensive medical examinations before doctors diagnosed the condition.
Speaking to TribalFootball, Isco recalled the terrifying experience:
“I had never suffered before. It was a pretty strong episode. I was admitted four days to the hospital, where they did enough tests. I had a hard time remembering some things that happened to me during that day. There are times in the hospital that I don’t remember.”
The former Real Madrid star explained that doctors carried out neurological tests to monitor his brain activity before prescribing medication to control the condition.
I was evaluated for the electrical activity of nerve cells that are located in the cerebral cortex, one of the main studies to diagnose epilepsy. Since then I have not suffered any episode like this again. Here I continue, with a pill at night for four years.
Isco also urged greater awareness of epilepsy, adding:
People who have these episodes know that it is normal, that it heals and that it is treated and that you have to give visibility to this type of thing.
