Epilepsy

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Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for epilepsy, a seizure disorder.

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Lacey Richardson

@bellycheng

Causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and criteria, treatments and prognoses for epilepsy, a seizure disorder.

What is Epilepsy? Definition, Symptoms and Medications - eMedicinehealth

Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are misfirings of the brain's electrical system. Learn more about the definition, symptoms, medication, and causes.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/epilepsy/article_em.htm
Epilepsy (Seizures): Learn about Facts and Treatments - Medicine Net

Learn about epilepsy, or seizure disorder. Causes include head injury, trauma, prenatal injury, poisoning, medications, stroke, heart attacks, alcoholism, infection, and more. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment information is included in the information.
http://www.medicinenet.com/seizure/article.htm
WHO: Epilepsy

WHO fact sheet on epilepsy, a chronic noncommunicable disorder of the brain that affects people of all ages. The fact sheet includes key facts, signs and symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention,social and economic impacts, human rights and WHO response.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs999/en/
American Epilepsy Society: Working Toward a World Without Epilepsy

The official website of the American Epilepsy Society.
https://www.aesnet.org
What is Epilepsy? - Kid's Health

It comes from a Greek word meaning "to hold or seize," and seizures are what happen to people with epilepsy. Learn more about epilepsy in this article written just for kids.
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/epilepsy.html
Epilepsy - CDC

Epilepsy is a general term for conditions with recurring seizures. There are many kinds of seizures, but all involve abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes an involuntary change in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior.
http://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/index.html
Epilepsy - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about epilepsy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy
Overview of Epilepsy - Mayo Clinic

Epilepsy - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this common seizure disorder.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/epilepsy/home/ovc-20117206
Epilepsy - MedlinePlus

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out the wrong signals. People may have strange sensations and emotions or behave strangely. They may have violent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html
What Is Epilepsy? - Epilepsy Foundation

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Many people with epilepsy have more than one type of seizure and may have other symptoms of neurological problems as well.
http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-101/what-epilepsy
Epilepsy Center: Symptoms, Seizures, Treatments, Causes, and Tests - WebMD

Epilepsy is diagnosed in 125,000 Americans each year. Find in-depth information here on such issues as seizures, symptoms, and treatments.
http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/

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Epilepsy
Other names	Seizure disorder Neurological disability

Generalized 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges on an electroencephalogram
Specialty	Neurology
Symptoms	Periods of loss of consciousness, abnormal shaking, staring, change in vision, mood changes and/or other cognitive disturbances ^[1]
Duration	Long term^[1]
Causes	Unknown, brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, birth defects^[1]^[2]^[3]
Diagnostic method	Electroencephalogram, ruling out other possible causes^[4]
Differential diagnosis	Fainting, alcohol withdrawal, electrolyte problems^[4]
Treatment	Medication, surgery, neurostimulation, dietary changes^[5]^[6]
Prognosis	Controllable in 69%^[7]
Frequency	51.7 million/0.68% (2021)^[8]
Deaths	140,000 (2021)^[9]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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What is Epilepsy? Definition, Symptoms and Medications - eMedicinehealth

Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are misfirings of the brain's electrical system. Learn more about the definition, symptoms, medication, and causes.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/epilepsy/article_em.htm
Epilepsy (Seizures): Learn about Facts and Treatments - Medicine Net

Learn about epilepsy, or seizure disorder. Causes include head injury, trauma, prenatal injury, poisoning, medications, stroke, heart attacks, alcoholism, infection, and more. Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment information is included in the information.
http://www.medicinenet.com/seizure/article.htm
WHO: Epilepsy

WHO fact sheet on epilepsy, a chronic noncommunicable disorder of the brain that affects people of all ages. The fact sheet includes key facts, signs and symptoms, causes, treatment, prevention,social and economic impacts, human rights and WHO response.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs999/en/
American Epilepsy Society: Working Toward a World Without Epilepsy

The official website of the American Epilepsy Society.
https://www.aesnet.org
What is Epilepsy? - Kid's Health

It comes from a Greek word meaning "to hold or seize," and seizures are what happen to people with epilepsy. Learn more about epilepsy in this article written just for kids.
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/epilepsy.html
Epilepsy - CDC

Epilepsy is a general term for conditions with recurring seizures. There are many kinds of seizures, but all involve abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes an involuntary change in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior.
http://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/index.html
Epilepsy - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Wikipedia's information about epilepsy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy
Overview of Epilepsy - Mayo Clinic

Epilepsy - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this common seizure disorder.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/epilepsy/home/ovc-20117206
Epilepsy - MedlinePlus

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out the wrong signals. People may have strange sensations and emotions or behave strangely. They may have violent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html
What Is Epilepsy? - Epilepsy Foundation

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Many people with epilepsy have more than one type of seizure and may have other symptoms of neurological problems as well.
http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-101/what-epilepsy
Epilepsy Center: Symptoms, Seizures, Treatments, Causes, and Tests - WebMD

Epilepsy is diagnosed in 125,000 Americans each year. Find in-depth information here on such issues as seizures, symptoms, and treatments.
http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/

Epilepsy
Other names	Seizure disorder Neurological disability

Generalized 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges on an electroencephalogram
Specialty	Neurology
Symptoms	Periods of loss of consciousness, abnormal shaking, staring, change in vision, mood changes and/or other cognitive disturbances ^[1]
Duration	Long term^[1]
Causes	Unknown, brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, birth defects^[1]^[2]^[3]
Diagnostic method	Electroencephalogram, ruling out other possible causes^[4]
Differential diagnosis	Fainting, alcohol withdrawal, electrolyte problems^[4]
Treatment	Medication, surgery, neurostimulation, dietary changes^[5]^[6]
Prognosis	Controllable in 69%^[7]
Frequency	51.7 million/0.68% (2021)^[8]
Deaths	140,000 (2021)^[9]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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