Epilepsy and seizures

Question 1

clinical manifestation of an abnormal excessive excitation and/or synchronization of neuronal activity

Answer 1

Epileptic seizure

Question 2

Diagnostic criteria of epilepsy (most recently)

Answer 2

1. at least 2 unprovoked seizures occurring >24h apart
2. one unprovoked seizure and a 60% likelihood of another happening over the next 10 years (based on EEG or other testing)
3. diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome

Question 3

second most common neurologic disease in adults after stroke

Answer 3

epilepsy

Question 4

what does “bimodal incidence” mean in reference to epilepsy?

Answer 4

Epilepsy is more common in very young and very old populations