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There are many potential reasons why someone could have a seizure. Some seizures are a symptom of an acute condition, such as an illness or a recent head injury. Some people will have an isolated seizure for no apparent reason and never have another one. When someone has epilepsy, they have an underlying

A seizure is a sudden burst of electrical activity in the brain that causes a temporary disturbance in the way brain cells communicate with each other. The kind of seizure a person has depends on which part and how much of the brain is affected by the electrical disturbance that produces the seizure. A

Epilepsy is a common neurological disease characterised by the tendency to have recurrent seizures. It is sometimes called a seizure disorder. A person has epilepsy if they: Have had at least two unprovoked seizures, or Have had one seizure and are very likely to have another, or Are diagnosed with an epilepsy syndrome