Epilepsy

Epilepsy is the tendency to have recurrent seizures which have not been provoked by a reversible cause such as fever. A seizure occurs when there is a disruption to the normal electrical activity of the brain. Seizures vary in type, severity and intensity, and can manifest as changes in consciousness, movement, sensation, or behaviour.

This page was published in March 2012. It was last reviewed in December 2017.