Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting the brain and central nervous system.
A seizure, in one of its many forms, is its major symptom. This means more than 4,000,000 people in the United States and 20,000 in the South Plains of Texas are affected by epilepsy. Although many people with epilepsy achieve complete seizure control, others are only partially controlled. Proper diagnosis and a regular program of treatment under a physician's care are important aids to seizure control. The effects of that reaction are generally more devastating than the physical aspects.