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About 1 in every 200 people have Epilepsy. Nearly everyone will experience some sort of incident in their lives that could be regarded as an epilepsy-related. Epilepsy is a broad ranging illness that comes in many forms. It may happen once and never again to someone, or a few times for a short period and then clear up. The nature and form of it may be barely noticeable, or could be some unexplained fainting or something very significant.
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∙ 12y agoAnyone can get it, when I was diagnosed with epilepsy I was 17 in my Jr. year of high school, after I had a seizure at football practice, Before that I was the spitting image of health, ate healthy, worked out regularly, never did drugs or alcohol. But the conditions were, unfortunately, just right for me to have a seizure and subsequently I was diagnosed. My family had no history of epilepsy on either side.
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∙ 13y agoFebrile seizures (or convulsions) occur mainly in children between three months and five years of age and are associated with a fever of any cause. Toddlers are most commonly affected and there is a tendency for febrile seizures to run in families.
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∙ 6y agoAnyone can get epilepsy. Most individuals will at some point in their life experience some kind of seizure, and then never have one again. People with epilepsy are people who get recurring seizures. The causes of seizures are numerous, so there are many reasons why people get them. If you had a serious head injury after an accident, you could start to get seizures for example. These may stop after your head injury improves, but you could continue to have them for the rest of your life, in which case you would be diagnosed as having epilepsy. People with brain damage are prone to seizures. People developing a brain problem, such as a tumour, may start to get seizures as one symptom of their condition. As you can see seizures are often caused by some physical damage, so epilepsy is a physical condition, not a mental one.
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∙ 13y agoThe incidence is highest among young children and the elderly. High-risk groups include persons with a previous history of brain injury or lesions.
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∙ 12y agoIt generally comes as a neurological problem from birth. Yet, 90% of the people who have had a traumatic brain injury will suffer from epilepsy after the injury.
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∙ 13y agoEvery race is as vulnerable as the other.
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∙ 13y agoAnyone.
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Can you get epilepsy from a friend?
No. Epilepsy is not contagious. You cannot catch epilepsy from anybody.
What is the difference between epilepsy and seizures?
Epilepsy is the name of the illness. Someone who has epilepsy gets seizures. Epilepsy is the tendency to get seizures. Someone who gets regular seizures can be diagnosed as having Epilepsy.
Is epilepsy problematic in pregnancy?
yes epilepsy problematic in pregnancy .anyone and everyone can have epilepsy
Can you get epilepsy in your leg?
Epilepsy is something that affects the brain, so you cannot get epilepsy in your leg.
Can epilepsy be inherited?
It is possible for a there to be a family history of Epilepsy, but it can be caused by many different things. Many people with Epilepsy have no family history of Epilepsy.
Is epilepsy still present now?
Yes epilepsy still exists. Many people have epilepsy.
Why is epilepsy called epilepsy?
Epilepsy comes from the Greek and means to seize, take hold of or attack.
How many people in Ireland have epilepsy?
According to Epilepsy Ireland, the organisation in Ireland that deals with epilepsy, in 2009 there were 37,000 in Ireland with epilepsy. That is about 0.8% of the population.
Do repeated MRI's help in epilepsy?
An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.An MRI can be a way of diagnosing a person with epilepsy, but does not have any effect on epilepsy. It is just used to scan the brain.
When is epilepsy awareness?
Educating people about epilepsy so that they know what it really is and do not believe the many stereotypes about it. If people are educated they are aware of what epilepsy really is. That is what epilepsy awareness is.
Can a foster carer have epilepsy?
can you be a foster parent and have epilepsy
Can you tan with epilepsy?
Epilepsy will have no effect on your ability to tan.
