Epilepsy affects the brain and causes frequent seizures, or bursts of electrical activity.
Epilepsy usually starts either in childhood or in people over 60. It is often life-long, but can get better over time. Most children with epilepsy are able to go to a mainstream school.
CAUSES
It is unclear what causes epilepsy, although one in three people with epilepsy have a family member with it, so it may be partly affected by genes. Occasionally, epilepsy can be caused by damage to the brain, such as a stroke, brain tumour, severe head injury, drug abuse or alcohol misuse, brain infection or lack of oxygen during birth.
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