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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:51 am


Causes

Epilepsy is not associated with any particular disease. Many abnormalities of the nervous system can result in seizure activity. Seizures can also occur in the normal nervous system when its metabolic balance is disturbed. The etiology (cause) of epilepsy may be idiopathic (not clearly known) or related to a particular disease state. About 35% of all cases of epilepsy have no clearly definable cause.


The following summarizes some of the more common factors leading to seizure act...Read the full article

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