Normal brain function requires an orderly, organized, coordinated discharge of electrical impulses. Electrical impulses enable the brain to communicate with the spinal cord, nerves, and muscles as well as within itself. When electrical impulses discharge abnormally, a seizure may occur.
About 2% of adults have a seizure at some time during their lifetime. Two thirds of these people never have another one. Most commonly, seizure disorders begin in early childhood or in late adulthood. The term "seizure disorder" is preferred to "epilepsy" because epilepsy is often incorrectly thought to include some degree of brain damage or a tendency to be violent.
 USA Today Health News For Wednesday 03/10/2010
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