epilepsy

Examples of epilepsy in the following topics:

• Other Neurological Disorders

  • Epilepsy and stroke are examples of neurological disorders that arise from malfunctions in the nervous system.
  • These include chronic pain conditions, cancers of the nervous system, epilepsy disorders, and stroke.
  • Epilepsy and stroke are discussed below.
  • While there are several different types of epilepsy, all are characterized by recurrent seizures.
  • Epilepsy itself can be a symptom of a brain injury, disease, or other illness.

• Brain: Cerebral Cortex and Brain Lobes

  • In fact, sometimes (very rarely) an entire hemisphere is removed to treat severe epilepsy.
  • In other surgeries to treat severe epilepsy, the corpus callosum is cut instead of removing an entire hemisphere.
  • The role of the hippocampus in memory was partially determined by studying one famous epileptic patient, HM, who had both sides of his hippocampus removed in an attempt to cure his epilepsy.

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Autism and ADHD

  • Up to 30 percent of patients with ASD develop epilepsy.