Epilepsy is a seizure disorder resulting from sudden bursts of electrical energy in the brain.
These electrical discharges produce seizures which vary from one person to another in frequency and form. The word epilepsy comes from the Greek and Late Latin epilepsia and the Middle French epilepsie. Epilepsy is is NOT a disease is NOT a psychological disorder is NOT contagious has NO effect whatsoever on people's intelligence, creativity or abilities. There are many different kinds of seizures. If the excessive electrical discharge in the brain is limited to one area, the seizure is partial.