People with epilepsy may be treated differently in various areas of the world and experience varying degrees of social stigma due to the scary nature of their symptoms. Isolated seizures that are provoked by a specific cause such as poisoning are not deemed to represent epilepsy. In epilepsy, seizures tend to recur and may have no immediate underlying cause. These episodes can result in physical injuries, either directly such as broken bones or through causing accidents.

Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Medication, surgery, neurostimulation, dietary changes Įpilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Unknown, brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, birth defects Įlectroencephalogram, ruling out other possible causes įainting, alcohol withdrawal, electrolyte problems Periods of vigorous shaking, nearly undetectable spells Generalized 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges on an electroencephalogram

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