Epilepsy

__ Epilepsy __ Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects the nervous system, also called Pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Is the occurrence of seizures without provocation, a seizure happens when a brief, strong surge of electrical activity affects part of all of the brain. Some diagnosed epilepsy to be a seizure that occurs without acute provocation, but others diagnosed it as it has to require at least two or more recurrent seizures. There has been a great interest and effort from the part of clinicians and researchers to understand this disorder. Epilepsy has become a very common disorder, some patients are resistant to treatment with anti-seizure medication, but others are able to undergo epilepsy surgery, only if an identifiable region of where seizures are being originated can be located. Some epilepsy cases have no identified cause. Scientist and researchers say that genetic factors may be playing a critical role especially in the subset of this disorder. They hope that the understanding of the genetics of the disorder will help clarify the biology of this disorder. Epidemiological studies demonstrate that epilepsy and migraine are co-morbid conditions, due to shared genetic or environmental factors that lead to brain hyper excitability.