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Epilepsy is not a specific disease as such. It is basically a catch-all term to cover the tendency to have recurring seizures. There are many kinds of seizures, many levels of severity of seizures and many causes of seizures, so it is simpler to use one broad term to cover it all. So once someone has recurring seizures, they are said to have Epilepsy. After that, different forms of Epilepsy can be defined depending on the factors listed above.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoEpilepsy is defined as the tendency to have recurring seizures. If that is happening, then a person should go to a doctor and they will start the process of diagnosis. This may result in a series of further tests, generally scanning the brain for electrical activity and responses to stimuli, and also scanning the brain for any physical problems.
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∙ 9y agoThe most common type of epilepsy is the grand mal seizure.
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Do repeated MRI's help in epilepsy?
An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.
Does epilepsy transmit from dog to another dog?
It isn't passed from one dog who has epilepsy to another healthy dog that doesn't have epilepsy by contact or any other way except genetically. Epilepsy can be passed on genetically. Such as the Sire or Dam of the pups can have epilepsy & the pups' odds of getting epilepsy are much higher.
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Is epilepsy a physical disability?
Epilepsy can considered a disability but it only effects some parts of the brain and for some people the effects are minimal, so it has little or no impact on their daily lives. For others it can cause major problems and so be very disabling for them. However, epilepsy can alter in it's severity. And a person's lifestyle can effect this. For instance alcohol will ensure that any medication(s) taken for epilepsy have no effect. The alcohol combating the effect of the medication. Sleep is also necessary to the epileptic. In the long - term, a healthy lifestyle can serve to create a person who has controlled epilepsy.
How does epilepsy affect your job?
There are many good anti-epileptic drugs which in most cases can prevent seizures, which would enable you to do most jobs in exactly the same way as if you didn't have epilepsy. If the job involves driving or operating heavy machinery, the risk of a seizure might still be considered excessive.
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The most common way to circumnavigate the continent is aboard a ship. The most common mode of transit on the continent is on foot.
What the maximum dose to kill off your epilepsy?
Some epilepsy cannot be killed off. There is no drug that you can say would have a mximum dose to do that. There are a wide variety of forms and severity of epilepsy. It is not a single condition with a single way of treating it. There are many different drugs used for epilepsy and their purpose is to control rather than cure epilepsy.
How long has epilepsy been around?
There is no time or place that epilepsy can be said to have started. As long as there have been humans, many illnesses have existed and epilepsy would be one of them.
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The most common way is to petition. Even younge people can!
Is epilepsy contagious?
It is not an infection or virus. It is a physical condition. If someone has a broken arm, that is not contagious. Epilepsy is the same. So you cannot catch epilepsy from someone, just like you cannot catch a broken arm from someone.
