A chronic brain disease characterized by repeated spontaneous seizures (paroxysms) that occur as a result of excessive neural discharges. Clinically, epilepsy is manifested by convulsions and changes in consciousness (up to its loss) Epilepsy can be either an independent disease or a symptom of another pathology. According to the WHO, approximately every 4-10 people out of 1000 suffer from active epilepsy worldwide — this is one of the most common neurological diseases. Epilepsy has been known to mankind for a long time — the first known mention of epilepsy came to us from 500-700 BC.
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