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About 30% of patients with severe seizures(starting in early childhood), continue to have attacks and usually never achieve a remission state. In the United States, the prevalence of treatment-resistant seizures is about one to two per 1,000 perso...
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About 30% of patients with severe seizures(starting in early childhood), continue to have attacks and usually never achieve a remission state. In the United States, the prevalence of treatment-resistant seizures is about one to two per 1,000 perso...
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Epilepsy is a brain disorder involving repeated, spontaneous seizures of any type. Seizures("fits," convulsions) are episodes of disturbed brain function that cause changes in attention or behavior.
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Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions. A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain''s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other...
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Epilepsy is a chronic(persistent) disorder of the nervous system. The primary symptoms of this disease are periodic or recurring seizures that are triggered by sudden episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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Epilepsy is a chronic(persistent) disorder of the nervous system. The primary symptoms of this disease are periodic or recurring seizures that are triggered by sudden episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain''s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures that m...
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The outward signs of epilepsy may range from only a slight smacking of the lips or staring into space to a generalized convulsion. It is a condition that can affect anyone of any age, sex, or race.The number of people with epilepsy is not known.
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A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain''s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include r...
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A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain''s normal electrical activity accompanied by an alteration in consciousness or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may incl...
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Temporal lobe epilepsy(TLE) is a term that refers to a condition where seizures are generated in the portion of the brain called the temporal lobe. Either the right or the left temporal lobe can be involved, and in rare cases both temporal lobes c...
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The words"epilepsy" and"epileptic" are of Greek origin and have the same root as the verb"epilambanein," which means"to seize" or"to attack." Therefore, epilepsy means seizure, while epileptic means seized.
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Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs(bronchial tubes) from breathing in foreign material.Anaerobic pneumonia; Aspiration of vomitus; Necrotizing pneumonia; Aspiration pneumonitis; Chemical pneumonitis.Aspirati...
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Hypoxia is the term applied to oxygen starvation of the brain; when the lack of oxygen is more generalized in the whole body, the term anoxia is used. Hypoxia may affect the fetus prior to birth, or may occur during the birth process itself.
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Hypoxia generally refers to a lack of oxygen in any part of the body. In a neurological context, it refers to a reduction of oxygen to the brain despite adequate amounts of blood.A decrease in oxygen supply to the brain can occur due to choking, s...
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