Epilepsy
Title: Epilepsy
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 395 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Epilepsy
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 395 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures are
defined as passing neurological abnormalities caused by unregulated electrical brain
discharge, a direct result of unusual electrical activity in the brain. They can last
anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, and uncontrolled. These seizures
themselves are not the disease, they may be a sign of disorder such as epilepsy. Epilepsy
affects about one percent of the general population of the
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some indications due to varied therapeutic response based on blood concentration. In
cases when epilepsy is cause by a tumor in the brain, or when medication fails to control
seizures, surgery may be an alternative. Physicians may prescribe and monitor a type of
diet known as a ketogenic diet if medications have not been able to sop seizures. Most
people with epilepsy can lead normal lives. The earlier treatment begins, the better the
result.