Epilepsy disease and treatment approaches

Abstract

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by seizures resulting from disturbances of neural activity in the brain. As a result of sudden and uncontrolled discharges in the neurons in the brain, involuntary contractions, mood changes and changes in consciousness occur in the person with epilepsy. Because epilepsy affects the brain, it can disrupt many functions that the brain manages. The occurrence of abnormal functions in the balance of nerve cells in the brain, other than the normal course of the electrical current, may cause situations such as loss of consciousness and inability to control the body in the person with epilepsy. Conditions that can cause damage to the brain such as a difficult birth, brain traumas, infections in the brain, meningitis, tumors in the brain can cause epilepsy. In some cases, genetic factors may predispose to the disease. In this proceeding we are discussing epilepsy and some of the treatment approaches against it.