Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent, unprovoked seizures. A seizure is a sudden burst of abnormal electrical activity in the brain... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Neurology
• Symptoms:  Periods of loss of consciousness, abnormal shaking, staring, change in vision, mood changes and/or other cognitive disturbances
• Duration:  Long term
• Causes:  Unknown, brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, birth defects
• Diagnostic method:  Electroencephalogram, ruling out other possible causes
• Differential diagnosis:  Fainting, alcohol withdrawal, electrolyte problems
• Treatment:  Medication, surgery, neurostimulation, dietary changes
• Frequency:  51.7 million/0.68% (2021)
• Deaths:  140,000 (2021)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo