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The medical term for a group of neurologic disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures is epilepsy.
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Epilepsy is a disorder affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by recurrent seizures.
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Epilepsy is a common group of related neurological disorders characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures.
TLE is an acronym which stands for Temporal lobe epilepsy. This form of epilepsy is considered chronic and is mainly characterised by recurrent seizures. There are over 40 kinds of seizures.
The word intractable means hard to control. It can be used in relation to many things. Lots of things can be intractable. So intractable epilepsy is when someone's epilepsy is quite serious, difficult to control and as a result has a major impact on their lives. It is not a form of epilepsy, just a general description as to how serious a person's epilepsy has become. As it is a general term there is no specific point of measurement to say when someone has intractable epilepsy. The majority of people with epilepsy lead very normal lives. They only have seizures occasionally and most of the time they are fine and people that know them might not even know they have epilepsy. Only a very small amount of people have it to the extent that it could be said to be intractable.
The common term for these disorders is epilepsy. One person in history that is said to be affected by seizures is the Roman Emperor Caesar.
Todd's paralysis usually strikes individuals who have epilepsy (recurrent seizures ), although it may occur after any seizure.