PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder known to be reoccurring seizures that can last from a few seconds to several minutes. It is thought to affect approximately 275000 people throughout Australia and 2/3 of people do not know the cause of this. There are many causes such as brain tumours or infections like meningitis that can cause an epileptic fit. In some people there is no specific cause. When people have epileptic fits they are able to live relatively normal lives. They are restricted to operating heavy machinery and driving cars if they have seizures that occur more frequent.
The disorder is of the central nervous system so the whole body is affected when a seizure happens. It can cause emotional damage to a patient
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder known to be reoccurring seizures that can last from a few seconds to several minutes. It is thought to affect approximately 275000 people throughout Australia and 2/3 of people do not know the cause of this. There are many causes such as brain tumours or infections like meningitis that can cause an epileptic fit. In some people there is no specific cause. When people have epileptic fits they are able to live relatively normal lives. They are restricted to operating heavy machinery and driving cars if they have seizures that occur more frequent.
The disorder is of the central nervous system so the whole body is affected when a seizure happens. It can cause emotional damage to a patient