Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a very common disorder and the international researches and surveys shows that 1 adult from 200 people suffers by epilepsy. There are several forms of epilepsy and every form causes another epileptic attack. Epilepsy is spread world wide, but it is a fact that this disorder is not well understood. Epilepsy strikes whomever at any age and it is not true, as many sources indicates, that epilepsy strikes children only. This disorder can not be genetically caught from a family member and

Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures . (1) The word epilepsy conjures up something rather frightening and undesirable in most people's mind, especially if unconsciousness, violent movement and impaired communication are involved . (2) Epilepsy is the word used to describe a tendency to episodes , in which a variety of clinical phenomena may occur , caused by abnormal electrical discharge in the brain, between which the patient

Epilepsy is a disease that can change a person’s life forever. 65 million people around the world have epilepsy. “Epilepsy is defined as a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is resurrect, unprovoked seizures.”(www.epilepsy.com) Sometimes people who have this disorder have to take an EEG or an Electroencephalogram, have to look into their family history to figure out who in their family had epilepsy before them. I had and have to go through both these things to figure out my type of epilepsy

or partial which affects only one part of the brain. This disorder cannot be completely treated but can be controlled, under most circumstances, by medications and other palliative treatments. There are a wide variety of things that can trigger epilepsy. Some of these include: brain injury, tumors, infections, genetic conditions, abnormal blood vessels in the brain, or even

Psychology 23 August 2015 Epilepsy Epilepsy is a chronic disorder in which 65 million of human beings around the world are suffering from. Nearly 3 million of them suffer from epilepsy in the United States. 1 out of 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime. One third of the people who live with epilepsy struggle with uncontrolled seizures because the available treatment that there is does not have any affect on them. Epilepsy is worldwide known to being

Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells also called neurons inside the brain signal unusually or in which case the brains neurological pattern also called the electrical pattern is disrupted. Neurons inside the brain usually generate electrochemical impulses that communicate with other neurons. In Epilepsy, the usual pattern of neurological activity becomes distorted, causing odd sensations such as behavioral and emotional, muscle spasms, sometimes convulsions and loss of consciousness

I am writing to express my strong interest for the PhD project “Matrix metalloproteinases as new target to prevent epilepsy” that you offer at the Academic Medical Center. Nowadays, Epilepsy is the 4th most common neurological disorder –only migraine, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease occurs more frequently-, and it commonly has no identifiable cause, according to the World Health Organization. These figures are just one factor that persuades me that my choice of a career in neurosciences was the

When I was eight years old I learned what epilepsy was. My family was in the car driving to get dinner, with my dad driving. We were stopped at a stop light, and when it turned green we never moved. My mother looked over at my dad and realized he was having a seizure. At the time I did not know what that was; all I remember is a blur of my sister calling 911, and us going to the hospital. It was one of the scariest moments of my life; I thought my dad was dying. Later that night my mom explained

Epilepsy is a disorder that causes seizures, and can prevent you from being able to a lot of things in life. Today we will be talking about how epilepsy develops and can occur. Then we will talk about what living with epilepsy is like and what it looks like, also what it’s like living with a person with epilepsy. Lastly we will learn the possible preventions and treatments for epilepsy. Epilepsy doesn’t have developmental stages; however it can worsen or change. Epilepsy is most likely to show

Epilepsy Epilepsy is a condition in which an individual experiences recurrent seizures, all of which vary greatly. Caused by an occurrence of sporadic electrical surges in the brain, the categories of epilepsy are manifold. These seizures have multiple causes and treatment options and in the best cases, the seizure may be completely controlled. Epilepsy is one of the most common serious disorders of the brain affecting about 50 million people worldwide. Anyone could be diagnosed with epilepsy once