Epilepsy
According to National Institute of Health in the United States approximately 3 million people have epilepsy. The largest of epilepsy cases occur in early childhood. The largest increases in its frequency is being seen in the elderly population. (www.nih.gov) According to epilepsy.com the frequency of Epilepsy in the United States is greater that then of autism spectrum disorders, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy combined. (https://epilepsy.com) Per the American Epilepsy Society 1 in 26 people will develop Epilepsy or recurring seizures in their lifetime” (https://www.aesnet.org).
Medical Condition
There are multiple definitions of epilepsy. According to the Mayo Clinic “Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, …show more content…
According to Flavo & Holland “The epilepsies are a group of conditions in which there is an underlying medical condition that causes disruption of the electrical activity in the brain, which in turn affects consciousness, movement, or actions though a seizure.” They further define epilepsy as “. . . a condition in which there are recurrent, seizures due to a permanent underlying neurological condition in which function of the neurons in the brain is disrupted so that they create atypical electrical discharges resulting in a seizure. Although acute conditions (such as stroke or head injury) can result in permanent damage to the brain resulting in epilepsy, many times, there is no clear-cut cause for epilepsy can be identified” (Flavo & Holland, 2018). In 2005 a task force formed by the ILAE issued a report that set forth a new conceptual definition of seizures and epilepsy. The report defined “An epileptic seizure is a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Epilepsy
According to National Institute of Health in the United States approximately 3 million people have epilepsy. The largest of epilepsy cases occur in early childhood. The largest increases in its frequency is being seen in the elderly population. (www.nih.gov) According to epilepsy.com the frequency of Epilepsy in the United States is greater that then of autism spectrum disorders, Parkinson’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy combined. (https://epilepsy.com) Per the American Epilepsy Society 1 in 26 people will develop Epilepsy or recurring seizures in their lifetime” (https://www.aesnet.org).
Medical Condition
There are multiple definitions of epilepsy. According to the Mayo Clinic “Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, …show more content…
According to Flavo & Holland “The epilepsies are a group of conditions in which there is an underlying medical condition that causes disruption of the electrical activity in the brain, which in turn affects consciousness, movement, or actions though a seizure.” They further define epilepsy as “. . . a condition in which there are recurrent, seizures due to a permanent underlying neurological condition in which function of the neurons in the brain is disrupted so that they create atypical electrical discharges resulting in a seizure. Although acute conditions (such as stroke or head injury) can result in permanent damage to the brain resulting in epilepsy, many times, there is no clear-cut cause for epilepsy can be identified” (Flavo & Holland, 2018). In 2005 a task force formed by the ILAE issued a report that set forth a new conceptual definition of seizures and epilepsy. The report defined “An epileptic seizure is a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Epilepsy