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.