Epilepsy

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 …

…for 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.