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Bookmark or Share- Epilepsy - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicPediatric neurologist Lily Wong-Kisiel, M.D., answers the most frequently asked questions about epilepsy. To diagnose epilepsy, your healthcare professional reviews your symptoms and medical history. You may have several tests to diagnose epilepsy and to detect the cause of seizures.
- Epilepsy - Overview - Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic provides care to people with epilepsy and other health concerns, such as autoimmune conditions. Each person receives a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to specific needs, such as learning disabilities, behavioral issues, depression, and lifestyle and independence preferences.
- Seizures - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicA seizure is a sudden, uncontrolled burst of electrical activity in the brain. It can cause changes in behavior, movements, feelings and levels of consciousness. Having two or more seizures at least 24 hours apart that don't have a known cause is considered to be epilepsy.
- Epilepsy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicAround 3 million people in the U.S. have epilepsy, making it the fourth most common neurological disease after migraine, stroke and Alzheimer's. Epilepsy happens as a result of abnormal electrical brain activity, also known as a seizure, kind of like an electrical storm inside your head.
- Epilepsy surgery - Mayo ClinicEpilepsy surgery is a procedure that removes an area of the brain where seizures occur. Epilepsy surgery is most effective when seizures always occur in a single location in the brain. Epilepsy surgery is not the first line of treatment.
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