| In simple terms, epilepsy refers to a seizure disorder. | | | | medication is a necessity. This is essential to help the |
| This chronic brain disorder temporarily stops normal | | | | affected person cope with daily challenges. An |
| electrical activity of the brain. Uncontrolled | | | | employed individual needs medication to avoid |
| movements of the body, disorientation, fear, anxiety | | | | epileptic attacks at work. This could be life |
| and unconsciousness may accompany these seizures. | | | | threatening and can hamper the persons productivity. |
| In most cases, epilepsy is controlled by medication. In | | | | If a seizure occurs while driving, it is almost always |
| extreme situations, patients are operated on. In over | | | | hazardous. |
| 70 percent of all cases, the cause of epilepsy is | | | | Prescription drugs allow epileptic persons to |
| unidentified. Untimely and sudden seizures are | | | | participate in sports and leisure activities. It is |
| disturbing and dangerous. For this reason, epilepsy | | | | important to carry medicines, if epileptic people |
| lifestyle issues are a major concern for patients and | | | | decide to travel abroad or out of the state. Since the |
| doctors. | | | | family physician is not available in these places, |
| Diagnosis of epilepsy makes a patient wary. These | | | | medicines go a long way in preventing any untoward |
| seizures, more often than not, target a patient's | | | | event. In a few sensitive epileptic cases, seizures |
| lifestyle issues. It is important to know that the | | | | may even be triggered by specific occurrences. Once |
| disease is not the same for everyone. The source, | | | | identified, these situations should be avoided. |
| type and frequency of seizures vary among patients. | | | | Stress and alcohol consumption should be controlled. |
| The effect of seizures depends upon individual | | | | In case of pregnancy, anti epileptic drugs may |
| lifestyle. For a few people, epilepsy may have little | | | | increase the risk of abnormalities in a developing |
| effect on everyday life, whereas for others seizures | | | | baby. A patient?s doctor, neurologists, pediatricians, |
| may be risky. This has to be closely observed and | | | | as well as an epileptologist, can be consulted to |
| lifestyle issues have to be addressed accordingly. | | | | successfully deal with epilepsy lifestyle issues. |
| Since epilepsy occurs without warning, regular | | | | |