Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common medical and social
disorder or group of disorders with unique characteristics. Epilepsy is usually
deļ¬ned as a tendency to have recurrent suizures. There are no racial, geographical
or social class boundaries. It occurs in both sexes, at all ages, especially in
childhood, adolescence and increasingly in ageing populations.
Causes
Head
injuries
drug
abuse
Abnormal brain activity (Uku kukanganisika kunenge kuchiita mashandiro epfungwa dzemunhu asi zvakasiyana nekuti munhu anorwara nepfungwa.
Abnormal brain activity
Symptoms
Seizure, occurs when a large number of the cells send
out an electrical charge at the same time. This abnormal and intense wave of
electricity overwhelms the brain and results in a seizure, which can cause:
muscle spasms,
Loss of consciousness,
Sangebehavior,
or other symptoms.
Anyone can have a seizure under certain circumstances. For instance, a
fever, lack of oxygen, head trauma, or illness could bring on a seizure. People
are diagnosed with epilepsy when they have seizures that occur more than once
without such a specific cause. In most cases (about seven out of 10) the
cause of the seizures can't be identified
Treatment
Epilepsy
can be treated using medication which can be found at your nearest local clinic
or local drug store/pharmacy
Ways of helping someone with Epilepsy
-Ensure safety of client first -Psychosocial support
-Referrals to clinic/specialist
