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What is epilepsy?

Epilepsy is a disease that manifests in attacks, also known as seizures. One of the most common neurological disorders, affecting 0.5% to 1% of the population. Epilepsy can occur at any age but is most common in childhood and old age. It is a disease that occurs under different symptoms with causes, treatments and prognoses.

Not all epileptic seizures are necessary. Sometimes, alcohol or some medications prescribed for other diseases can cause seizures in some circumstances.

Currently, most physicians do not interpret the isolated seizure and epilepsy. The prognosis of epilepsy is a clinical condition consisting of recurrent seizures in a patient.

The brain is composed of a large number of nerve cells called neurons that communicate with each other through electrical signals. For normal operation of the brain must be careful regulation of power flows that integrate the activity of these neurons. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know about the Pokemon madness which invaded France. Children no longer drop their console or their cards and do not miss a single episode of the cartoon. However, this worldwide success was a major setback. In 1997, 618 Japanese teenagers were hospitalized after watching an episode of the adventures of Pikachu. A succession of lightning had caused crises called photosensitive epilepsy. This situation can it appear today in France?

Remember, it was Tuesday, December 16, 1997. More than half of Japanese youth awaiting episode 37 of their favorite series: the Pokemon. After 20 minutes, the scene of the cartoon unfolds: Pikachu deck his opponent with a succession of flashes red and blue. And there is drama: 11 000 Japanese teenagers are victims of ailments, 618 must be hospitalized due to seizures of convulsions.

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Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder the most frequent one in two hundred is affected by this disease. A disease means anxiety for patients fearing the onset of a crisis. Anytime. Anywhere. And beyond the physical repercussions, fear of exclusion, epilepsy has become a real social disease that tends to marginalize those who are victims of school until the end of their life.

Children main victims

When discussing epilepsy, we should rather talk about epilepsy, both the diseases are different, both the prognosis and treatment modalities are different. If children are affected first, most are fortunately benign epilepsy in children. The maximum rate of the disease is between 0 and 1 year and remains very important to 10 years. It then gradually decreases to remain at low levels between 30 and 50 years and back dramatically after age 75.

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