Epilepsy disorder suffered by millions around the world
<p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="epilepsy">epilepsy</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="epilepsy">epilepsy</span>. <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Epilepsy">Epilepsy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="interferes">interferes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>.</p><p><span word="Nerve">Nerve</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="epileptic">epileptic</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span>. <span word="Victims">Victims</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="uncontrollably">uncontrollably</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="epilepsy">epilepsy</span>. <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="Fields">Fields</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="ATP">ATP</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="epilepsy">epilepsy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="between">between</span> 30 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seizures">seizures</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="seizure">seizure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p>
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