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Bookmark or Share- Epilepsy - WikipediaEpilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. An epileptic seizure is the clinical manifestation of an abnormal, excessive, and synchronized electrical discharge in the neurons. The occurrence of two or more unprovoked seizures defines epilepsy.
- Understanding Seizures | Epilepsy FoundationUnderstanding Seizures. On this page: Is this epilepsy? What is NOT epilepsy? Seizures involve sudden, temporary, bursts of electrical activity in the brain that change or disrupt the way messages are sent between brain cells. These electrical bursts can cause involuntary changes in body movement or function, sensation, behavior or awareness.
- Epilepsy - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicPediatric neurologist Lily Wong-Kisiel, M.D., answers the most frequently asked questions about epilepsy. To diagnose epilepsy, your healthcare professional reviews your symptoms and medical history. You may have several tests to diagnose epilepsy and to detect the cause of seizures.
- Epilepsy and Seizures | National Institute of Neurological ...Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder in which groups of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes send the wrong signals and cause seizures. Neurons normally generate electrical and chemical signals that act on other neurons, organs, and muscles to produce human thoughts, feelings, and actions.
- Epilepsy: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & TreatmentEpilepsy is a brain disease where nerve cells don’t signal properly, which causes seizures. Seizures are uncontrolled bursts of electrical activities that change sensations, behaviors, awareness and muscle movements. Although epilepsy can’t be cured, many treatment options are available.
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