4. During a seizure, large numbers of brain cells
are activated abnormally at the same time. It is
like an "electrical storm" in the brain.
The nature of the seizures depends on many
factors, such as the personโs age, the sleep-wake
cycle, prior injuries to the brain, genetic
tendencies, medications, which circuits in the
brain are involved, and many others.
5. The New Basic Classification
1. Where seizures begin in the brain
2. Level of awareness during a seizure
3. Other features of seizures
20. What is epilepsy?
ILAE 2005: Epilepsy is a disease characterized
by an enduring predisposition to generate
epileptic seizures and by the neurobiological,
cognitive, psychological, and social
consequences of this condition.
โa seizure is an event and epilepsy is the disease
involving recurrent unprovoked seizures.โ
