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Epilepsy |
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Epilepsy occurs when abnormal electrical activity in the brain causes seizures. These seizures continue frequently and factors that lead to epilepsy include: stroke, lead poisoning, alcohol, brain tumor, metabolic imbalances, head injury, meningitis. There are two basic categories of seizures: partial, which affect only an area of the brain and generalized seizures, which affect an entire brain. Only a neurologist may recognize a diagnosis and evaluate the type and pattern of the patient's seizures. Most of the people do not remember their seizures so the information is usually obtained from witnesses. The risk of getting a seizure increases in people with fatigue, failure to take prescribed medications, stress, inadequate food intake, sleep deprivation. Epilepsy medications like Diazepam or Primidone work to control or prevent seizures. In some cases, if the disease is uncontrollable, surgery may be performed to remove the affected brain tissue. In some people a special diet helps. Many people with Epilepsy live normal, productive lives with medication treatment.
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Disease Conditions > E
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| Related Searches |
epilepsy foundation, temporal lobe epilepsy, epilepsy treatment |
| Date Submitted |
24-Jul-2005
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