A person with epilepsy suffers from repeated or recurrent seizures.

A seizure is caused has a sudden increase in electrical activity in the brain.

Seizures cause the brain to malfunction, often resulting in unconsciousness, convulsions, uncontrolled shaking, or changes in behavior.

A person with epilepsy may suffer from recurrent:

• Grand-mal seizure
• Petit-mal seizure
• Psychomotor seizure
• Partial seizures:
• Simple partial seizures
• Complex partial seizures