What is Epilepsy?

Epilepsy, the physical condition caused by sudden, brief changes, in as brain works as estimate, mentions one percent of the American population, approximately 2.5 million person. In approximately half of all cases any reason cannot be found, but the main damages, brain tumours, a poisoning of leadership, a problem to brain development before a birth, both some genetic and infectious diseases can cause all Epilepsy.

Epilepsy occurs, when cells of a nerve in a brain aim electric pulses on norm up to four times above than normal. It causes some kind of an electric storm in a brain known as an attack. The sample of a repeated attack is mentioned as Epilepsy. Treatment operates an attack for the majority of patients which are differently healthy and capable to live full and productive lives. On the other hand, at least 200000 Americans have an attack not time month. Their lives are devastated often, an attack not giving in to the control or the connected obstacles.

It the last decade saw drama increase in our knowledge about Epilepsy, but there remains the big tragedy in lives of many people with the disorder. To clear up tomorrow's prospect for those who should live with an attack, community of research Epilepsy, continues to concentrate its efforts on:

What reasons Epilepsy?

Basic researches aspire to allocate virus, genetic, or other factors that Epilepsy the reasons. These results provide the basis to develop the new and improved methods of prevention and therapy.

What newest means of the diagnosis?

Scientists use promising new technologies such as a tomography of issue of a positron (PET) and magnetoencephalography to diagnose Epilepsy and a site of an attack of a point.

Whether there is any treatment?

The purpose of modern neurologic research will be to develop safe, it is good - admitted medicines that attack of the control. Basic researches have brought some from now more usually ordered anticonvulsant medicines on the market. Scientists also develop ways to check up new and best medicines in patients.

IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SURGICAL METHODS.

This form of the treatment executed in Epilepsy the clinical research centers, is now a choice for a lot of people with Epilepsy, including children. For patients which attack cannot cope with medicines, operation can turn dream of a life without an attack in the validity. The improved technology has allowed to allocate more precisely where the attack occurs in a brain and up to what degree operation can mention vital signs, such as a smell and speech. In result, researchers estimate, that 2000 - 5000 new patients in the United States could be suitable for operation every year.

What is research made?

The hope for the best treatment, means, and, finally, prevention Epilepsy is in neurologic research. The national Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Impact (NINDS), one of 17 national Institutes of Health (NIH) located in Bethesda, State Maryland, is the national greatest supporter of research concerning a brain and nervous system and conducting agency for congressionally determined Decade of the Brain. The institute carries out and supports the wide program of the basic and clinical researches {investigations}, aimed at increase in our understanding it is more than 600 neurologic disorders, switching Epilepsy. The institute also studies structures, actions, and vulnerability of a human brain. The most NINDS-supporting research is carried out{spent} by scientists in public and private establishments, such as universities, medical schools, and hospitals.

Scientists also carry out a wide range of studying of research in laboratories of Institute and clinics. In Bethesda Institute, means of service of State Maryland, patients with the volunteer Epilepsy for extensive excitation of use of the test, new technologies of display, participate in courts above new anticonvulsant treatments, or are exposed to surgical treatment.

Epilepsy at once.

* Epilepsy occurs when cells of a nerve on brain fire the wrong electric pulses known as an attack.
* In approximately half of all patients with Epilepsy any reason cannot be found.
* Basic researches aspire to allocate virus, genetic, or other factors that Epilepsy the reasons.

Where I can find more information?

The active public information program provides doctors, patients, and public with educational materials in a number of neurologic disorders. The additional information about Epilepsy just as concerning other neurologic disorders is accessible to the information from Office Scientific and Messages of Health.