Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which nerve cells in the
brain sometimes send out an abnormal signal.
These nerve cells also known as neurons normally
generate electrochemical impulses that act on other neurons, glands, and
muscles to produce human thoughts, feelings, and actions.
With epilepsy, the normal pattern of activity becomes
disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions and behaviour sometimes leading
to convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness.
Epilepsy is not contagious and is not caused by a mental
illness and virtually anyone can have a seizure under the right circumstances.