The healthcare provider will ask about contributing illnesses or injuries. An electroencephalogram, or EEG , will be ordered. An EEG measures electrical activity within the brain. If a seizure occurs during the EEG, the abnormal activity can be detected. A normal EEG does not rule out epilepsy.
Seizures can lead to physical injury from falling.
Epilepsy may interfere with school or work. Epilepsy is not contagious and poses no risk to others. Medications used to treat epilepsy can cause damage to a fetus. Women with epilepsy need careful monitoring during pregnancy. Medications used to treat epilepsy are known as anticonvulsants.