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Epilepsy

From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history

Epilepsy, or seizure disorders, covers a wide range of unpredictable seizures and related health problems. Epilepsy is a spectrum condition with severity of seizures and control over the condition varying between patients. Epilepsy may be caused by a brain-injury or by heredity, but most cases have no known cause. To be diagnosed, one needs to experience at least two seizures with no known provocation[1].

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  1. "What is Epilepsy?". Epilepsy Foundation. Retrieved August 10, 2018.