Why does epilepsy occur? Know what effect it has on the body

Epilepsy is a long-term brain condition in which a person has frequent seizures. This disease affects 3 out of 100 Australians. People’s lives are badly affected due to epilepsy. Epilepsy is also known as chronic brain disease. In epilepsy, people can become unconscious or behave abnormally for some time. Epilepsy is not an infectious disease. It is not caused by mental illness or mental weakness. In most cases, seizures caused by epilepsy do not have any bad effect on the brain, but sometimes seizures can cause brain damage. Epilepsy can happen to anyone, but in most cases it is seen in small children and middle-aged people.

Effects on the body due to epilepsy

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder. It is a problem related to our nerve cells. In which the nerves of the brain get damaged and their function is affected. Usually an epileptic seizure occurs due to a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity within the brain cells. When a seizure occurs, the balance of the mind and body is completely disturbed. Anything that disrupts the normal connections between the nerve cells of the brain can cause a seizure, including you having a high fever, low blood sugar, alcohol or drug withdrawal, or brain trauma. There are many different ways to treat epilepsy. Epilepsy treatment includes meditation, surgery and medication etc.

What happens in epilepsy

• An epileptic seizure is called a disorder.
• It is the most common neurological disorder in the world.
• Epilepsy can affect people of all ages, races, and ethnicities.
• Epilepsy can also cause behavioural, social and cognitive problems.

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• During epilepsy, people’s eyes bulge out and hands and legs also become stiff. 
• An epileptic attack can happen to a person anytime and anywhere.
• When a person has two or more seizures without any reason, he is suspected to have epilepsy.

Questions related to epilepsy

What happens before a seizure occurs?

Some people experience strange sensations or feelings before a seizure occurs. These warning signs are called an aura.

How dangerous is epilepsy?

People with epilepsy have an increased risk of suicide, and a subgroup may die from underlying neurological conditions—such as brain tumors—that cause seizures.