Epilepsy

Question 1

Seizure

Answer 1

an event characterized by excessive synchronous activity of cerebral cortical neurons

Question 2

Epilepsy

Answer 2

an underlying abnormality of the brain that predisposes the person to seizures

Question 3

Epidemiology sz

Answer 3

0.7 % have epilepsy

10% of us will have a seizure in our lifetime

Question 4

Seizure Classification

Answer 4

Classification is based on the anatomic pattern that the seizure begins
Generalized vs. Focal

Question 5

Causes of Epilepsy

Answer 5

The most common cause of epilepsy is a person of any age is unknown
Trauma as a cause is less than 10%