Epilepsy

What is Epilepsy?

Epilepsy also known as a seizure disorder, is a neurological condition that affects the central nervous system.Epilepsy is often diagnosed after one has suffered at least two seizure episodes not associated with any known medical condition. These seizures usually occur when the electrical activity in your brain is disturbed.

Seizures generally require treatment, here are different types of epilepsy recorded, including:

- Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy Signs or symptoms generally show during childhood and is usually hereditary or tied to a family tree with a history of epilepsy

- Idiopathic Partial Epilepsy. This mildest type of epilepsy begins in childhood and possibly be outgrown by puberty.

- Symptomatic Partial Epilepsy This type of epilepsy is usually caused by brain damage during birth or brain diseases that are hereditary

- Symptomatic Partial Epilepsy This type of epilepsy appears in adulthood which is usually caused by localised brain abnormality