Epilepsy is a medical condition in which there are repetitions of post convulsive attacks. Epileptic diagnoses normally only occur after someone gets at least two convulsive attacks and no other illnesses or conditions are present.
Epileptic shocks occur in about 7 of every 1000 children under the age of 16, and in about 1 of every 200 adults. They often surface in newborns and children who have heart diseases. Epilepsy is a condition that may develop to people of all ages, but it usually presents itself in those under the age of twenty years.
Main causes of epilepsy include tumours in the brain, craniocereberal trauma, lack of blood supply at birth, meningitis, and hereditary factors. Children with epilepsy are often not encouraged to engage in physical activities such as sports. Treatments are being developed, however, to entirely prevent the progression of attacks, such that epileptic patients may attempt to conduct a normal way of life.