welcome to disease section for epilepsy 

Epilepsy can occur at any age and in anyone be it male, female or children but it is widely found in adolescents below 20 and people above 65 age. In UK, 1 in every 100 people suffers from epilepsy. It is very rare but a person might even die due to epilepsy. In most of the cases, no exact cause of epilepsy is found but there are some reasons identified for epilepsy like brain injury, tumors, infections like meningitis, sleeping disorders, stroke, stress etc. People experiencing seizures cannot be said epileptic unless they experience it more than twice after every 24 hours. Every person has different seizures and therefore their diagnosis is different. Although the diagnosis for epilepsy is difficult, techniques like electroencephalogram (EEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are generally used for diagnosis.

There is no exact cure for epilepsy but there are various treatment processes to stop seizures completely. Certain drugs like anti- epileptic drugs(AEPs) are prescribed by doctors to stop seizures. In case of severe conditions, surgery may be performed and a stimulator called a vagus nerve stimulator can be implanted in the patient to control the generation of abnormal electrical impulses in brain. Apart from these methods, patients are suggested to have ketogenic diet that is rich in fats and carbohydrates. A new treatment process called deep brain stimulation is introduced to control seizures which involves implanting electrodes in the specific regions of the brain. People having epilepsy tend suffer from memory problems, mood swings, sleep issues, etc. Although, this disease cannot be cured, but a proper lifestyle involving regular exercise, proper diet, etc can be adopted to reduce the risk of seizures.

Read Articles and view Graphics below. Hope you enjoy the experience with DiseaseFix!