KidsHealth.org: Epilepsy
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Description: Explains what epilepsy is, what a seizure is, and what happens during one. Also tells how many people are affected by this condition and discusses some options for controlling it.
Epilepsy comes from a Greek word meaning "to hold or seize," and people who have epilepsy have seizures. You might also hear a called a convulsion, fit, or spell. Seizures happen when there is unusual electrical activity in the
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| Page title: | Epilepsy |
| Keywords: | epilepsy, seizures, epileptic, blackouts, consciousness, unusual electrical activity, convulsions, fits, spells, nerves, impulses, shaking, wetting, loss of bowels, aura, inherited, genetic, eeg, cat scan, medications, prescriptions, awareness, don't put a stick in the mouth of someone with a seizure, swallowing the tongue, turn a person with a seizure on his side, overloaded muscles, scary, jerking movements, laboratory tests, neurology, general pediatrics |
| Description: | It comes from a Greek word meaning "to hold or seize," and seizures are what happen to people with epilepsy. Learn more about epilepsy in this article written just for kids. |
| IP-address: | 208.67.123.164 |