Understanding The Etiology Of Epilepsy

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When the term epilepsy comes about I associate it with seizures, although there’s a difference between the two. Epilepsy can be defined as a neurological condition that is described by recurrent seizures. Epilepsy is a condition in which is not fully understood, yet there’s a significant amount of research. People that are diagnosed with epilepsy tend to have different type of seizures. Therefore, the occurrence, symptoms, and the type of seizure can differ with every person diagnosed with epilepsy (“Epilepsy”, 2016). In order to understand epilepsy, we need to know the etiology, pathology process, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of this condition.
The etiology of epilepsy is based on many factors such as environmental, age, genetics,

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