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    Epilepsy

    INTRODUCTION: Seizures are short bursts of spontaneous movement that might affect either a portion of the body (partial) or the entire body (generalized), and they can occasionally be followed by a loss of consciousness and control over bowel or bladder function. Around 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, a chronic, noncommunicable brain condition Excessive electrical discharges in a cluster of brain cells cause seizure episodes. Such discharges can occur in many areas of the brain. The smallest muscular twitches or concentration lapses can be seizures, as can violent convulsions that last for a long time. The frequency of seizures…