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Epilepsy
Legacy Name: Epilepsy

The

Riftborn Kumos
Owner:

Hexfear

Age: 4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks

Born: December 10th, 2019

Adopted: 4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Adopted: December 10th, 2019

Statistics

Level: 20
Strength: 50
Defense: 50
Speed: 47
Health: 52
HP: 37/52
Intelligence: 58
Books Read: 57
Food Eaten: 0
Job: Unemployed

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Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking. These episodes can result in physical injuries, including occasionally broken bones. In epilepsy, seizures have a tendency to recur and, as a rule, have no immediate underlying cause. Isolated seizures that are provoked by a specific cause such as poisoning are not deemed to represent epilepsy. People with epilepsy may be treated differently in various areas of the world and experience varying degrees of social stigma due to their condition.
The cause of most cases of epilepsy is unknown. Some cases occur as the result of brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, or birth defects through a process known as epileptogenesis. Known genetic mutations are directly linked to a small proportion of cases. Epileptic seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal neuronal activity in the cortex of the brain. The diagnosis involves ruling out other conditions that might cause similar symptoms, such as fainting, and determining if another cause of seizures is present, such as alcohol withdrawal or electrolyte problems. This may be partly done by imaging the brain and performing blood tests. Epilepsy can often be confirmed with an electroencephalogram (EEG), but a normal test does not rule out the condition.

There are about a dozen types of epilepsy, and the type you have plays a role in which kind of seizure you may have. There are two main types of seizures: Focal Seizures & Generalized Seizures.
Focal Seizures are split into two categories. Simple partial & Complex partial.
Generalized Seizures have six main categories. Tonic-Clonic, Tonic, Clonic, Myoclonic, Absence, and Atonic.