Epilepsy

Epilepsy is changes in the nervous system of the body that affects brain activity, causing bouts of sensations, unusual behaviour, seizures, and loss of awareness. A seizure is a sudden rush of electrical activity in the brain.

There are two main types of seizures- Generalized seizures that affect the whole brain and focal or partial seizures, altering just one part of the brain.

You might not recognize mild seizures. It may last only a few seconds at the time of which you may lack awareness.

The symptoms of seizures imply differently to everyone. Some people can have spasms and abnormal muscle twitches. Others may lose consciousness with no memory of what happened. Having a seizure does not necessarily indicate epilepsy. At least two unprovoked seizures are generally required for the diagnosis of epilepsy.