How Serious Are Seizures? - Epilepsy Foundation
People whose epilepsy is caused by things like a stroke or a brain tumor or other problem in the brain may die sooner from the cause of the epilepsy and not the seizures. How frequent and severe a person’s seizures are affects their risk for dying. People with seizures with no known cause may die only 2 years earlier than expected.
Epilepsy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年10月14日 · Epilepsy happens as a result of abnormal electrical brain activity, also known as a seizure, kind of like an electrical storm inside your head. And because your brain controls so much, a lot of different things can go wrong. You may have periods of unusual behaviors, feelings and sometimes loss of awareness.
Epilepsy and Seizures | National Institute of Neurological …
2025年1月8日 · Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE) refers to a group of severe epilepsies that are characterized both by seizures, which are often drug-resistant, as well as encephalopathy, which is a term used to describe significant developmental delay or even loss of developmental skills.
Epilepsy: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Epilepsy is a long-term (chronic) disease that causes repeated seizures due to abnormal electrical signals produced by damaged brain cells. A burst of uncontrolled electrical activity within brain cells causes a seizure.
Epilepsy - AANS - American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2024年4月15日 · Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by repeated seizures. A seizure is usually defined as a sudden alteration of behavior due to a temporary change in the electrical functioning of the brain. Normally, the brain continuously generates …
Epilepsy - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年2月7日 · Epilepsy is a chronic noncommunicable disease of the brain that affects people of all ages. Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, making it one of the most common neurological diseases globally. Nearly 80% of people with epilepsy live in low- …
Epilepsy and Seizures - Symptoms, Causes, Types, Diagnosis ... - WebMD
2023年1月12日 · Epilepsy is a condition where there is unusual electrical activity in your brain, resulting in seizures. Sudden, involuntary movements like jerking or twitching in your arms or legs may be...
Severe Epilepsy FAQs Answered (VIDEO) | MyEpilepsyTeam
2024年1月11日 · Although not all types of epilepsy are considered severe, it’s important to always take the condition seriously. That involves managing and treating the disease to keep seizure activity at bay and knowing what to do when a seizure occurs.
Determining the Severity of Your Epilepsy - Healthgrades
2022年8月22日 · Severe epilepsy involves frequent and usually generalized (grand mal) seizures. These are the seizures that affect the whole body as the muscles tense and jerk rapidly (tonic-clonic) for up to three minutes. People who have grand mal seizures could injure themselves if they fall or if their body strikes nearby objects during a seizure.
Overview: Epilepsy - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年5月4日 · In epilepsy, the brain or some parts of the brain are overactive and send too many signals. This results in seizures, also referred to as epileptic fits. Seizures sometimes only cause a few muscles to twitch – but they may also cause your whole body to convulse (shake uncontrollably) and result in loss of consciousness. Epilepsy can arise at ...