Category: Epilepsy
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Diagnosis of epilepsy
How is epilepsy diagnosed? As we discussed earlier, epilepsy may be diagnosed after two unprovoked seizures occurring more than 24 hours apart, or after one unprovoked seizure if the risk of having another seizure is considered sufficiently high—at least 60% over the next 10 years. Certain epilepsy syndromes can also establish the diagnosis. The first…
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Understanding Epilepsy
What is a seizure? “An epileptic seizure is a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.” (1) Transient meaning it has a clear start and an end. Signs are what an observer sees- these could include the limb tightening or jerking that you see during…