Epilepsy

Non-communicable. It is a neurological disease

Yes, by the person falling down and/or thrashing around during the seizure, broken bones are certainly possible.

Provided that their employers are informed, and that the epilepsy is under control, then yes. It also depends on the kind of job.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.

It wouldn't be particularly normal, but there are all sorts of things that could be causing a headache that have nothing to do with having had an EEG, and only a doctor can check that out.

No. Epilepsy is not contagious. You cannot catch epilepsy from anybody.

I have absence seizures, had an MRI and they found the heterotopia. I'm 35 and they just started about a month ago. Don't know too much more than that. The doctor seems to think it may have been there for a long time. My seizures feel like concussions more than anything else. Kind of like I'm not quite right, fully awake and aware just "out of it". The doctor doesn't want to start any meds until I have an EEG next week to make sure I'm on the right medications.

In general around the world, 1 in every 200 people can have epilepsy, or 0.05%. It would therefore be no different in Canada.

some people with epilepsy with epilepsy can not drive because they could get into a wreck and kill some

By taking drugs it weakens our muscles which makes our reactions slower.

A person with epilepsy has seizures which are caused by irregular electrical activity in the brain.

Only very severe forms of epilepsy require surgery. Most people have their epilepsy controlled by medication. Talk to your own doctor for a referral to a good neurologist.

It is the cells in the brain that are affected.

When it comes to any sort of question around medication, you need to talk to your doctor. Different people will have different results with any epilepsy medication. Lamictal may work well for one person and not so well for another. The dosage is important. It can be taken with other epilepsy medications. There is also the factor of the kind of epilepsy someone has and how they are at present. As you can see there are many factors, so no simple answer to your question, without all those things properly considered. So, as already said, talk to your doctor.

I don't know if all people who are photosensitive are sensitive about the same colour's and lights but in my case, i think World of Warcraft has triggered my seizures.

I have been tested for epilepsy by EEG but they could not see anything.

But my 3 seizures (grand mal/tonic clonic f.y.i) have always occurred while I've been playing for many many hours, and all 3 cases have been when i have been playing World of Warcraft + fatigue.

From the perspective of individual seizures, that would depend on the severity of a seizure. Most seizures pass without any real problems, and no medical attention is needed. Some can be more serious and someone may have severe pain after one, usually a headache and will need some care. Someone who is getting recurring seizures, one after another, should be brought to hospital. At the absolute worst, it is possible that someone could have severe brain damage, and even die, but that is extremely rare and the seizures would have to be very severe. It is not an issue for the vast majority of people who have epilepsy.

In the more general sense, people should have treatment for their epilepsy, which usually involves being on medication.

Epilepsy can occur in animals other than humans, Canine epilepsy is often genetic. Epilepsy in cats and other pets is rarer, likely because there is no hereditary component to epilepsy in these animals.

No. Anyone can accidentally bite their tongue. That is not a sign of epilepsy. You have to have recurring seizures to have epilepsy.

It all depends on which medication you decide to take. Some do cause you to gain weight.

A mutual one that causes close to no effects is Topamax.

Depicote causes weight gain.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

Someone with Epilepsy does not need a wheelchair, unless they have additional conditions which affected their ability to walk. Most people with Epilepsy lead very normal lives and would not even class themselves as being disabled at all. It is only when they are actually having a seizure that there is a problem. Other conditions effect people every moment of their lives, like having a visual impairment, but Epilepsy does not.

If someone has never had a seizure before, he/she needs to go to the ER for evaluation. If the person has had a seizure before, he/she needs to follow the direction of the doctor that treats the seizures.

There are many different kinds and severity of seizures. Different people with AVM will experience different kinds of seizures, so there is no simple answer to teh question. Each individual's case is different, so you would have to talk to each individual and see what kind of seizures they are having.

They take place when the heart's rhythm is changed for a number of different reasons, and blood clot formation occurs. This blood clot can move through the circulatory system until it blocks a blood vessel and stops the blood supply

There is no simple answer to that. Epilepsy comes in a wide variety of forms and levels of severity. So each individual case is different. For some children headaches could be severe and frequent and for others it may be not a major problem at all, so there is no single answer.