Epilepsy Other Information Seizure Disorders

Treating Epilepsy
... How is epilepsy treated? The majority of epileptic seizures are controlled through drug therapy, particularly anticonvulsant drugs. The type of treatment prescribed will depend on several factors, inc...

Types of Epilepsies and Their Symptoms
... Based on the type of behavior and brain activity, seizures are divided into two broad categories: generalized and partial (also called local or focal). Classifying the type of seizure helps the physic...

Myoclonus
... What is myoclonus? Myoclonus describes a symptom and generally is not a diagnosis of a disease. It refers to sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles. Myoclonic twitches or jerks us...

Epilepsy: Frequently Asked Questions
... 1. What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a chronic (long-lasting) medical condition marked by recurrent epileptic seizures. An epileptic seizure is an event of altered brain function caused by abnormal or exc...

Epilepsy Glossary
... absence seizure: (also know as "dialeptic seizure," or the older term "petit mal seizure") a seizure that causes a brief loss of awareness. During an absence seizure, the patient s...

Corpus Callosotomy
... What is a corpus callosotomy? The corpus callosum is a band of nerve fibers located deep in the brain that connects the two halves (hemispheres) of the brain. It helps the hemispheres share informatio...

Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
... The ketogenic diet is used as a method for treating seizures and has been recommended for certain mitochondrial/metabolic disorders. The ketogenic diet is used when a child''s seizures have not been s...

The Ketogenic Diet
... What is a ketogenic diet? The ketogenic diet is one of the oldest treatments for epilepsy. It has long been recognized that seizures often lessen or disappear during periods of fasting in some individ...

Your Child and Epilepsy
... The challenges of parenting are compounded if your child has epilepsy. Not only do you have the normal concerns about raising a child; now you have to make allowances for epilepsy. This article detail...

Overview
... Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that causes a tendency to have recurrent seizures. Two or more seizures must occur before a person can receive the diagnosis of epilepsy, also known as a se...

Epilepsy Information Page
... Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing str...

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Information Page
... Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy. Seizures usually begin before 4 years of age. Seizure types, which vary among patients, include tonic (stiffening of the body, upward deviation of...

Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
... Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a childhood disorder. A major feature of LKS is the gradual or sudden loss of the ability to understand and use spoken language. All children with LKS have abnormal e...

Seizures and Epilepsy: Hope Through Research
... Few experiences match the drama of a convulsive seizure. A person having a severe seizure may cry out, fall to the floor unconscious, twitch or move uncontrollably, drool, or even lose bladder control...

Genes and Disease: Epilepsy
... Epilepsy affects approximately 1% of the population making it one of the most common neurological diseases. Epilepsy can strike at any time of lifefrom infancy to old age. While epilepsy varies widely...

Epilepsy: Taming the Seizures, Dispelling the Myths
... by Audrey T. Hingley George Thomas was 21 years old when his life changed: As he stood in his girlfriend's yard, he was hit by a car. After spending a week in the hospital, he was released. But ov...