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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about epilepsy and death from epilepsy.
Meaning of epilepsy
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, epilepsy:
(a)           means a chronic, recurring, paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to sudden, abnormal, excessive neuronal discharge manifesting with seizures; and
(b)          includes status epilepticus, generalised epilepsy and focal epilepsy; and
(c)          excludes:
                (i)            movement disorders such as restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, chorea and tics;
                (ii)         muscle dystonia or spasms associated with tetanus, drugs or chemical poisons;
                (iii)       psychogenic seizures;
                (iv)        seizures occurring during electroconvulsive therapy; and
                (v)          spontaneous movements occurring with syncope, vertigo or migraine.
Death from epilepsy
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, epilepsy, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's epilepsy.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.