Epilepsy

EPILEPSY

Epilepsy can affect any of us, at any age and from any walk of life. Boys and men tend to be slightly more prone than girls and women - though no one really knows why. Many of those who develop epilepsy start having seizures during childhood, but it can develop at any age.

Sometimes the reason epilepsy develops is obvious: brain damage caused by a difficult birth; a severe blow to the head; a stroke which starves the brain of oxygen; or an infection of the brain such as meningitis.

Sometimes the tendency to have seizures runs in the family. Some people may inherit a low seizure threshold, which means that they have a lower resistance to seizures than other people. 

Very occasionally the cause is a brain tumor. However, for most of us - six out of 10, in fact - the exact cause is a mystery.

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