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Epilepsy - Ryan's Story
By Dramatic Health on April 17, 2012 - 11:55am
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View Comments Susan Cody commented 12 weeks ago.

seizures occured for a 9 yrs old child about 5.30am while he is sleeping. this is the first time, CT Brain shows nomal my question is whether the same will happen again and again in future? how Long medical treatment has to be taken?
By Anonymous on March 1, 2012 - 10:34am
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With epilepsy, neurons in the brain send abnormal signals, causing seizures.

Epilepsy: Symptoms and Causes
By EmpowHER on October 16, 2011 - 7:02am
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of epilepsy patients who have surgery find that it stops their seizures completely for at least 10 years, scientists said on Friday, suggesting

Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study
on October 14, 2011 - 6:59am
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The major epilepsy treatments are medication and surgery.

Epilepsy Treatments
By EmpowHER on October 8, 2011 - 3:53am
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View Comments Rosa Cabrera RN commented 32 weeks ago.

does epileptic seziures affect cogntive abilites?
By cam2light on October 8, 2011 - 12:45am
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People with epilepsy can have seizures on one side of the brain, called a focal seizure, or affecting the whole brain, called a generalized seizure. If a patient with epilepsy has ...

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Causes
By EmpowHER on October 7, 2011 - 8:30am
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In the United States, about two million people have epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With epilepsy, neurons in the brain send abnormal signals, ...

Epilepsy: Symptoms, Causes and Risks
Impacted 1 Lives By EmpowHER on October 6, 2011 - 4:43pm
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A neurological condition in which a patient has two or more unprovoked seizures, epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide, and about 3 million in the United States, according ...

Information on Todd’s Paralysis
By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 5, 2011 - 3:17pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who were born prematurely may have a higher risk of the seizure disorder epilepsy than those who were born full-term, a new study suggests.

Preterm birth linked to epilepsy risk in adults
on October 4, 2011 - 11:17am

Epilepsy Definition

Definition

Brain cells send messages to the body through electrical signals. A seizure happens when there are abnormal electrical signals in the brain. During a seizure, you may:

Lose consciousness
Stare into space
Have convulsions (abnormal jerking of the muscles)
Experience abnormalities of sensation or emotion

When two or more seizures occur it is considered a seizure disorder. This condition is also known as epilepsy.

Seizure disorders may be classified by the part of the brain they affect and the kinds of symptoms they cause. The main categories are:

Generalized seizure disorder—thought to arise throughout the brain, not from a single focal location
Partial seizure disorder (focal seizure)—caused by more localized abnormalities; happens within certain areas of the brain