Epilepsy Oral

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them to live in colonies away from society. Until as late as the 1950¡¦s, people rarely talked about their epilepsy and therefore hid the disorder from the public.
While there are some recognized causes to epilepsy the vast majority of cases have no known cause. In cases where the cause is known it is called Symptomatic Epilepsy. Fewer than thirty-five percent of cases have known causes. The most common out of these are
„h trauma or a high fever at birth
„h excessively rough handling or shaking of infants
„h certain drugs or toxins administered in large doses
„h Diseases or conditions that alter or disturb the balance of blood or its chemical structure
„h or diseases that damage the nerve cells in the brain
can also cause epilepsy.
However in sixty-five percent of all cases there is no known cause which is called Idiopathic Epilepsy.
The brain is a highly complex and sensitive organ as it controls and regulates all our actions. It controls all motor movements, ...

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