tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49030089497280810612012-02-15T23:59:44.822-08:00Epilepsy affects people from all over the world, this becomes a daily problem if you don't know how to act when an epilepsy attack appears.Mikael Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140803426874784435noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903008949728081061.post-86497054787491280122011-12-07T07:23:00.000-08:002011-12-07T10:04:46.931-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.prescriptiondrugs1.com/"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Vh8BVoRQl8/Tt-F2RxNeqI/AAAAAAAAAH4/kh7eDoyIrFo/s200/epilepsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683408422294092450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" >Epilepsy is currently defined as a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" >tendency to have recurrent seizures</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" > (sometimes called fits). A seizure is caused by a sudden </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" >burst of excess electrical activity in the brain</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" >, causing a temporary disruption in the normal message passing between brain cells. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" >This disruption results in the brain’s messages becoming halted or mixed up.</span> <p style="font-family: arial;"> The brain is responsible for all the functions of your body, so what you experience during a seizure will depend on where in your brain the <a href="http://www.prescriptiondrugs1.com/categories/epilepsy">epileptic activity</a> begins and how widely and rapidly it spreads. For this reason, there are many different types of seizure and each person will experience epilepsy in a way that is unique to them. </p><h2 style="font-family: arial;">Types of seizures</h2><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" > There are three types of diagnoses a doctor might make when treating a patient with epilepsy: </span><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li><b>Idiopathic</b> - this means there is no apparent cause.</li><br /><li><b>Cryptogenic</b> - this means the doctor thinks there is most probably a cause, but cannot pinpoint it. </li></ul><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li><b>Symptomatic</b> - this means that the doctor knows what the cause is. </li></ul><br /><b style="font-family: arial;">There are three descriptions of seizures, depending on what part of the brain the epileptic activity started: </b><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" > </span><ul style="font-family: arial;"><li><b>Partial seizure</b> - this means the epileptic activity took place in just part of <a href="http://www.prescriptiondrugs1.com/categories/epilepsy">the patient's brain</a>. There are <b>two types of Partial Seizures: </b></li><br /><ul type="circle"><li><b>Simple Partial Seizure</b> - the patient is conscious during the seizure. In most cases the patient is also aware of his/her surroundings, even though the seizure is in progress. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.prescriptiondrugs1.com/categories/epilepsy"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YtUAKm-s0f0/Tt-H4KDcbpI/AAAAAAAAAIE/5NpZvij0eHA/s200/epilepsy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683410653606080146" border="0" /></a></li></ul></ul><ul style="font-family: arial;"><ul type="circle"><li><b>Complex Partial Seizure</b> - the patient's consciousness is impaired. The patient will generally not remember the seizure, and if he/she does, the recollection of it will be vague. </li><br /></ul><li><b>Generalized Seizure</b> - both halves of the brain have epileptic activity. The patient's consciousness is lost while the seizure is in progress. </li><br /><li><b>Secondary Generalized Seizure</b> - the epileptic activity started as a partial seizure, but then it spread to both halves of the brain. As this development happens, the patient loses consciousness. </li></ul><p style="font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;" >If you want to know more about epilepsy, go to : </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.prescriptiondrugs1.com/">www.prescriptiondrugs1.com</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4903008949728081061-8649705478749128012?l=knowingepilepsy.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mikael Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16140803426874784435noreply@blogger.com0