My seizures are not controlled. My seizures remain uncontrolled despite numerous medications. About Epilipsy and Symptoms Epilepsy is characterized by repeated seizures that may occur as often as several times a day, or as infrequently as once every few months. Normally, millions of tiny electrical charges pass between nerve cells in the brain and throughout the body to control the body's many functions. Epileptic seizures are caused by unusual and strong bursts of electrical energy in the brain.
Epilepsy can develop at any age in children or adults.
It may be triggered by a structural abnormality in the brain, brain injury, an infection, or other factors. In the majority of cases, however, the cause cannot be determined. In the brain, epilepsy appears as abnormal or erratic bouts of electrical energy. The source of epileptic seizures differs within each patient's brain. Significant technological advances have greatly improved the diagnostic accuracy for people with epilepsy.