Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. A seizure is an abnormal electrical discharge of a group of neurons in the brain. Epilepsy can begin immediately after birth or can occur for the first time in old age.
Epilepsy can strike anyone at any age.
I have only had one seizure. Everyone with a first seizure requires a thorough neurological evaluation in an attempt to determine the cause of the seizure. All treatment decisions stem from this first evaluation. Epilepsy is a clinical condition characterized by recurrent seizures. Technically, you do not have epilepsy if you have only had one seizure.