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Disease Etiology
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures (1). These seizures represent “a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain” (2). Epilepsy is more likely to occur in children, or adults over the age of 65 years; however, it can occur at any age. Seizure symptoms can vary considerably from staring blankly to uncontrollable jerking movements to loss of