- Understanding Seizures - Is It Epilepsy? | Epilepsy Foundation
Seizures involve sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain This can cause spasms or changes in awareness But not every seizure means epilepsy
- Types of Seizures - Epilepsy Foundation
Types of seizures are classified by onset or beginning of a seizure: focal, generalized, or unknown Learn about the new classification of seizure types
- What Is Epilepsy? | Epilepsy Foundation
Epilepsy, the fourth most common neurological disorder, affects people of all ages and can cause unpredictable seizures Learn more from the Epilepsy Foundation
- What Happens During a Seizure? - Epilepsy Foundation
Seizures can take on many different forms, and seizures affect different people in different ways Anything that the brain does normally can also occur during a seizure when the brain is activated by seizure discharges Some people call this activity “electrical storms” in the brain
- How Serious Are Seizures? - Epilepsy Foundation
More serious problems, such as broken bones, concussions, head injury with bleeding into the brain, or breathing problems, usually are seen in people who have generalized seizures with falls, long seizures, or repeated or clusters of seizures
- La epilepsia | Epilepsy Foundation
La epilepsia no discrimina Afecta a niños y a adultos, hombres y mujeres, así como a personas de todas las razas, religiones, etnias y clases sociales Aunque es más común que se diagnostique durante la infancia o después de los 65 años, la epilepsia puede ocurrir a cualquier edad
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy
Late Seizures Seizures which occur more than a week after a traumatic brain injury are considered late seizures Most often when this happens, it is because there has been more serious injury to brain cells and the chemical environment around the cells has also changed
- Focal Aware Seizures (Simple Partial) | Epilepsy Foundation
What is a focal aware seizure? A focal seizure begins in one side of the brain They were previously called partial seizures Focal onset seizures are the most common type of seizures experienced by people with epilepsy For short, the term focal seizure can be used
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