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Not necessarily. It will depend on the type and cause of epilepsy. Some children get epilepsy which stops when they grow up. Some people get epilepsy as a result of a head injury. If the head injury heals their seizures may stop. Some people will have their epilepsy for life. They could have it for all of their life, or get it at some point and then have it for the rest of their life. Epilepsy can be controlled by medication, so some people get their epilepsy under control and if they stick to looking after themselves, they will not have seizures although technically they still have epilepsy. Each case is different and it has to be monitored by the person and their doctor.
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How do you be a normal girl with epilepsy?
You just carry on your life as normally as you can. Epilepsy may have some restrictions for you, but you can do most things as normal as anyone. Get on with life. Most people with Epilepsy do.
What is the average life span age of someone with epilepsy that is uncontrolled?
Epilepsy is not fatal in its own right. Someone could die if they get a seizure in the wrong circumstances, such as driving a car or taking part in some dangerous activity. Obviously someone with uncontrolled Epilepsy should not be taking part in dangerous activities without medical advice or supervision. It is those kind of factors that have to be taken into consideration. Even if someone has uncontrolled epilepsy, they could live a long time. Someone with well controlled Epilepsy could have a seizure in a dangerous situation too. So there is no real definitive answer to your question.
What is some difficulties in napoleon life?
Napoleon had Epilepsy.
Can you get epilepsy as an adult?
Not really. There are many forms of epilepsy so you can have the same kinds of seizures when you are an adult as when you are a child. Issues like age and gender don't really make a difference. Some children stop having seizures when they grow up and other people will have epilepsy throughout their life and other people may only get epilepsy when they are adults.
Can a person with epilepsy smoke his or hers entire life?
If they wanted to, they could do so. That is their own choice. The fact that they have epilepsy won't necessarily affect that.
How long does someone with autism and epilepsy usually live for?
Autism is not a life threatening (or life-limiting) condition, and therefore has no impact upon a person's lifespan. Epilepsy can be at times life threatening and is likely to be life-limiting - however to what extend depends a lot on how well controlled the epilepsy is. According to epilepsy.com, if the person is otherwise relatively healthy epilepsy should not shorten their lifespan. Which is probably true, however (to me) it gives the slightly misleading impression that people can do things to help them become "relatively healthy", whereas what they are actually witnessing are epileptics who happen to be randomly lucky in their health. Gaitatzis et al in their study of "Life expectancy in people with newly diagnosed epilepsy " (pubmed 15371287) conclude that "Reduction in life expectancy can be up to 2 years for people with a diagnosis of idiopathic/cryptogenic epilepsy, and the reduction can be up to 10 years in people with symptomatic epilepsy. Reductions in life expectancy are highest at the time of diagnosis and diminish with time". The fact that reduction in life expectancy reduces the further away you get from diagnoses indicates that epilepsy which is treated and well controlled poses much fewer issues than un-managed epilepsy.
Have you got epilepsy?
yes i do i had it all of my life .i have gran-mal seizure's
What are the release dates for Surgery Saved My Life - 2006 Epilepsy Surgery 1-3?
Surgery Saved My Life - 2006 Epilepsy Surgery 1-3 was released on: USA: 14 December 2006
What is epilepsy's reactions?
It CAN effect your brain. It does not effefct a person's life badly. You can still live a regular life.
Is epilepsy an illness?
Of course it is an illness, it is atypical and cause disruption in everyday life
Are seizures related to epilepsy?
Yes. That is the first sign of epilepsy. Many people will have a seizure in their life time. You are not considered epileptic until you have more than one seizure.
At which age does epilepsy start?
From epilepsy.com The overall life expectancy of people who have epilepsy is the same as for anybody else if they are otherwise pretty healthy. Some people whose epilepsy is caused by things like a stroke or a brain tumor may die sooner from those conditions, of course. ------------ Injuries sometimes come along with Uncontrolled Seizures. The average life span would be shorter in those cases.
