How much do you know about epilepsy and seizures?

Study Notes

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes abnormal brain activity and seizures.
Anyone can develop epilepsy regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity.
Seizure symptoms vary widely and can affect any process coordinated by the brain.
Diagnosis of epilepsy requires at least two unprovoked seizures that happen at least 24 hours apart.
Treatment with medication or surgery can control seizures for most people with epilepsy.
Seizures can be classified as focal or generalized, depending on where the abnormal brain activity begins.
Focal seizures can be with or without loss of consciousness and may cause involuntary jerking or sensory symptoms.
Generalized seizures involve all areas of the brain and can be of six types, including absence, tonic, atonic, clonic, myoclonic, and tonic-clonic seizures.
Seek immediate medical help if a seizure lasts more than five minutes, breathing or consciousness doesn't return after the seizure stops, or a second seizure follows immediately.
If experiencing a seizure for the first time, seek medical advice.