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epilepsy
epilepsy
| Epilepsy Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | G40.-G41. |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 345 |
| DiseasesDB | 4366 |
| MedlinePlus | 000694 |
| eMedicine | neuro/415 |
| MeSH | D004827 |
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy at any one time. Epilepsy is usually controlled, but not cured, with medication, although surgery may be considered in difficult cases. However, over 30% of people with epilepsy do not have seizure control even with the best available medications . Not all epilepsy syndromes are lifelong – some forms are confined to particular stages of childhood. Epilepsy should not be understood as a single disorder, but rather as a group of syndromes with vastly divergent symptoms but all involving episodic abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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epilepsy
Information for those recently diagnosed with epilepsy and for those with intractable epilepsy.
Epilepsy and seizure information for patients and health professionals ...
Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders information page compiled by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
