Epilepsy

Epilepsy be a group of neurological disorders wey b e characterized by a tendency for recurrent, unprovoked seizures. A seizure be a sudden burst of abnormal electrical activity insyd de brain wey fi cause a variety of symptoms, dey range from brief lapses of awareness anaa muscle jerks to prolonged convulsions. Dese episodes fi result in physical injuries, either directly, such as broken bones, anaa thru causing accidents. De diagnosis of epilepsy typically dey require at least two unprovoked seizures wey dey occur more dan 24 hours apart. Insyd sam cases, however, e fi be diagnosed after a single unprovoked seizure if clinical evidence dey suggest a high risk of recurrence. Isolated seizures wey occur widout recurrence risk anaa dem be provoked by identifiable causes dem no consider indicative of epilepsy.

De underlying cause often be unknown, buh epilepsy fi result from brain injury, stroke, infections, tumors, Cavernous hemangiomas, genetic conditions, anaa developmental abnormalities. Epilepsy wey dey occur as a result of oda issues fi be preventable. Diagnosis dey involve ruling out oda conditions wey fi resemble seizures, wey fi include neuroimaging, blood tests, den electroencephalography (EEG).

Chaw cases of epilepsy — approximately 69% — fi be effectively controlled plus anti-seizure medications, wey inexpensive treatment options be widely available. For those wey dema seizures no dey respond to drugs, oda approaches, such as surgery, neurostimulation anaa dietary changes, fi be considered. No be all cases of epilepsy be lifelong, wey chaw people improve to de point sam dem no longer dey hia treatment.

, na approximately 50 million people worldwide get epilepsy, plus nearly 80% of cases wey dey occur insyd low- den middle-income countries. De burden of epilepsy insyd low-income countries be more dan twice dat insyd high-income countries, likely secof higher exposure to risk factors such as perinatal injury, infections, den traumatic brain injury, dem combine plus limited access to healthcare. Insyd 2021, na epilepsy be responsible for an estimated 140,000 deaths, an increase from 125,000 insyd 1990.

Epilepsy be more common insyd both kiddies den older adults. About 5–10% of people go get an unprovoked seizure by de age of 80. De chance of experiencing a second seizure within two years after de first be around 40%.

People plus epilepsy fi be treated differently insyd chaw areas of de world wey dem dey experience varying degrees of social stigma secof de alarming nature of dema symptoms. Insyd chaw countries, people plus epilepsy face driving restrictions wey dem for be seizure-free for a set period before dem go regain eligibility to drive. De word epilepsy be from Ancient Greek , 'to seize, possess, anaa afflict'.

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