GridPop.ID – Epilepsy sufferers in often get negative stigma in society.
In fact, not all the circulating stereotypes are true.
Following epilepsy facts that you need to know.
Epilepsy is a chronic, non-communicable brain disease that affects about 50 million people worldwide.
It is characterized by repeated seizures, which are involuntary movements and may involve part of the body or the whole body as well as loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function.
This is a result of excessive electrical discharge in a group of brain cells. Different parts of the brain can be the dumping ground.
Seizures can vary from brief to severe and prolonged seizures with a frequency of less than one per year to several times per day.
Occasional seizures do not indicate that you are epileptic, because 10% of people worldwide do experience one seizure in their lifetime.
Epilepsy is defined as having two or more seizures for no reason.
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