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Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time. Seizures are episodes of uncontrolled and abnormal firing of brain cells that may cause changes in attention or behavior. Epilepsy occurs when permanent changes in the brain cause it to be too excitable or irritable. As a result, the brain sends out abnormal signals. This leads to repeated, unpredictable seizures. (A single seizure that does not happen again is not epilepsy.)
Seizures happen when brain cells fire or âtalkâ too much, temporarily disrupting the brainâs normal electrical signals. Theyâre quite common, especially in infants and young children, and they have a wide range of causes. Certain seizures are easy to recognize (jerking, twitching, stiffness), while others donât have any outward signs.