How does epilepsy affect neurons?

If the unusual message causes disrupted activity, this may affect just part of the brain (and cause a partial seizure) or the disrupted activity could spread to affect ... read more

Well, because epilepsy is cause by seizures, which are excessive neural discharges in the brain, its safe to say that the neurons affected are either severely damaged or killed by those discharges. The level of damage, however, is dependent on how long and how frequent those episodes last, and vary from person to person. read more

The brain and epileptic seizures. The brain has millions of nerve cells (or neurones) which control the way we think, move and feel. The nerve cells do this by passing electrical signals to each other. If these signals are disrupted, or too many signals are sent at once, this causes a seizure (sometimes called a ‘fit’ or ‘attack’). read more

Because epilepsy is a brain disorder, it can affect many different systems throughout the body. Epilepsy may stem from changes in the brain’s development, wiring, or chemicals. Doctors don’t know exactly what causes it, but it can start after an illness or damage to the brain. read more

Epilepsy may stem from changes in the brain’s development, wiring, or chemicals. Doctors don’t know exactly what causes it, but it can start after an illness or damage to the brain. The disease disrupts the activity of brain cells called neurons, which normally transmit messages in the form of electrical impulses. read more