Epilepsy

In the past twenty-four hours, 495 people have been diagnosed with epilepsy; 3,480 in the past week; 181,999 in the past year. Just imagine, there are almost 2,000 people in this school, so approximately 1 in every 118 students will be diagnosed with epilepsy.

Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerves cells, or neurons, in the brain, causing the brain to sometimes signal abnormally. When this occurs, it creates repetitive seizures in the patient. Epilepsy is not one of those diseases that affect a certain age; it can affect anyone and everyone no matter the age, race, or sex. There are around 40 different types of seizure and a person could have more than just one type. Epilepsy is a non-communicable disease which means it is an illness that is present at birth, brought on by life-style, or caused by hazards in the environment.

Epilepsy is thought to be caused by such things as head trauma, malformed sections of the brain, tumors, and other afflictions of the brain. There are three main types of epilepsy; the first type is called Symptomatic epilepsy, which usually is brought upon when a head injury, stroke or scar on the brain occurs. The second type is called idiopathic epilepsy, and there is no clear cause for how seizures suddenly start. The final type is called Cryptogenic epilepsy. When its unsure of what type of epilepsy you have, usually your going to have this type. There is supposedly a physical reason for Cryptogenic,