Condition: Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a disorder that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. Seizures occur suddenly and without warning in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy occurs as a result of abnormalities in the electrical activity in the brain. People with seizures don’t necessarily have epilepsy, as epilepsy occurs as a result of permanent damage or changes in the brain that cause the tissues to become overexcited. Seizures caused by epilepsy may resemble convulsions, cause loss of consciousness or confusion, or may cause stiffening of the body and a blank stare. Epilepsy often has an unknown cause, but may sometimes be caused by a stroke, dementia, brain injury, infections, and more.