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    Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by epileptic seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It affects people of all ages. Seizures occur due to complex chemical changes in nerve cells that result in too much or too little activity in parts of the brain. Treatment options include anti-seizure medication, surgery such as temporal lobectomy, the ketogenic diet, or devices like vagus nerve stimulation. Safety precautions should be followed during seizures and patients or caregivers should report seizure details and symptoms to physicians.

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    Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by epileptic seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It affects people of all ages. Seizures occur due to complex chemical changes in nerve cells that result in too much or too little activity in parts of the brain. Treatment options include anti-seizure medication, surgery such as temporal lobectomy, the ketogenic diet, or devices like vagus nerve stimulation. Safety precautions should be followed during seizures and patients or caregivers should report seizure details and symptoms to physicians.

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    Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by epileptic seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It affects people of all ages. Seizures occur due to complex chemical changes in nerve cells that result in too much or too little activity in parts of the brain. Treatment options include anti-seizure medication, surgery such as temporal lobectomy, the ketogenic diet, or devices like vagus nerve stimulation. Safety precautions should be followed during seizures and patients or caregivers should report seizure details and symptoms to physicians.

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    Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by epileptic seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. It affects people of all ages. Seizures occur due to complex chemical changes in nerve cells that result in too much or too little activity in parts of the brain. Treatment options include anti-seizure medication, surgery such as temporal lobectomy, the ketogenic diet, or devices like vagus nerve stimulation. Safety precautions should be followed during seizures and patients or caregivers should report seizure details and symptoms to physicians.

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    Epilepsy

    About Epilepsy
    Epilepsy is a group of neurological
    disorders characterized by epileptic
    seizures. There are a bunch of things
    that can occur in the brain while having
    a seizure. Those would be that the
    Epilepsy words in a brain.
    electrical activity is caused by complex
    chemical changes that occur in nerve
    Recommended Treatments: cells. There could be too much or too
     Medicine that controls the little activity happening in the brain.
    seizures
     Surgery (temporal lobectomy) Facts about Epilepsy
     Ketogenic diet (high fat, low-
     Epilepsy is the fourth most
    carbohydrate diet)
    common neurological disorder
     Devices such as vagus nerve
    and affects people of all ages
    stimulation
     Epilepsy means the same thing
    Things that should be reported to as “seizure disorders”
     Epilepsy is characterized by
    the physician:

     Types of movement that occurred


    unpredictable seizures and can
    cause other health problems EPILEPSY
     How long the seizure lasted  Epilepsy is a spectrum
    condition with a wide range of
     Tell the physician if the patient
    seizure types and control
    had taken their medication or not
    varying from person-to-person
     Let them know of any injuries
    after the seizure happened
     Symptoms before the seizure
    occurred
     How severe it was
     How often they occur
    EPILEPSY

    Neurological Disorder
    Ways to improve the patient’s
    quality of life:
     For little kids, you could talk to
    your classmates and teachers and
    let them know the condition you
    have, because just in case you
    have one they won’t panic.
    Safety Precautions  Therapy
     Having a tour guide or guardian
    EEG (electroencephalogram) being done on a child
     Seizure therapy dog with epilepsy.
     Always stay with the person until
    the seizure is over
    Different Types of Seizures:
     Pay attention to the length of the
    seizure  Grand-mal
     Stay calm, most seizures only last  Petite-mal
    a few minutes “If you focus on results, you  Myoclonic
     Prevent further injury by moving  Absence
    big or sharp objects out of the will never change. If you
     Complex-partial
    way
    focus on change, you will get  Atonic
     Make the person as comfortable
     Non-epileptic
    as possible results.”
     Do not forcibly hold the person References:
    down
     Do not put anything in the  http://www.webmd.com/epileps
    persons mouth y/tc/seizures-preparing-for-
     Make sure their breathing is okay your-appointment
     Call for medical emergency help  http://www.epilepsy.com/
     Be sensitive to the person and let  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline
    them know they are safe plus/epilepsy.html

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