Castillo, Triston and Arriaga, Lexi (2012) Epilepsy and schizophrenia. College Publishing House, Delhi, India. ISBN 9788132313922
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Abstract
Epilepsy (from the Ancient Greek Exianyia (epilepsia) - - "to seize") is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and / or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases are discovered in developing countries. Epilepsy is more likely to occur in young children, or people over the age of 65 years; however, it can occur at any time. As a consequence of brain surgery, epileptic seizures may occur in recovering patients. Epilepsy is usually controlled, but cannot be cured with medication, although surgery may be considered in difficult cases. However, over 30% of people with epilepsy do not have seizure control even with the best available medications. Not all epilepsy syndromes are lifelong - some forms are confined to particular stages of childhood. Epilepsy should not be understood as a single disorder, but rather as syndromic with vastly divergent symptoms but all involving episodic abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Divisions: | Electronic Books |
| Depositing User: | Esam @ Hisham Muhammad |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2023 00:59 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2023 00:59 |
| URI: | http://odlsystem2.utm.my/id/eprint/3761 |
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