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Added: (Mon Oct 05 2009)
Epilepsy Treatment In India
Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has recurrent seizures. A seizure is caused by a sudden burst of excess electrical activity in the brain, causing a temporary disruption in the normal message passing between brain cells. This disruption results in the brain’s messages becoming halted or mixed up...
Causes of Epilepsy
Some seizures are idiopathic, which means the cause can not be identified. Such seizures usually begin between ages 5 and 20, but they can occur at any age. People with this condition have no other neurological problems..
Diagnosis of Epilepsy
An electroencephalograph (EEG), a reading of the electrical activity in the brain, may confirm the presence of various types of seizures. It may, in some cases, indicate the location of the lesion....
Candidates Fit For Epilepsy Surgery : -
1. Patient has tried 2 or 3 drugs for more then 2 years
2. Patient has atleast one fit minor/major per week on an average.
3. Patient has side effects from taking drugs to control epilepsy...
Classification and Types of Epilepsy
A simple classification of epilepsy is : -
1. Generalised Epilepsy
* Generalised Tonic Clonic seizures
* Absences
* Myoclonic epilepsy....