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Epilepsy and Seizures: Overview

Epilepsy and Seizures: Overview

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease marked by recurrent, unpredictable seizures. These seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain, leading to behavior, sensation, or consciousness alterations. They can also cause transient impairment of awareness, interfering with daily activities.
Various factors can trigger epilepsy, including genetic factors, brain damage, metabolic causes, and unknown etiology. Diagnosis of epilepsy involves electroencephalography (EEG), which...

Seizures: Classification

Seizures: Classification

Epilepsy is primarily characterized by unpredictable seizures, either provoked by an identifiable factor, such as injury or illness, or unprovoked, occurring spontaneously without apparent cause.
Seizures are typically classified into two main categories: focal and generalized seizures.
Focal Seizures
Focal seizures originate from specific regions of the brain. These seizures are further sub-classified into two types:

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[Post-stroke epilepsy: First data from Niger].

Zakaria Mamadou¹, Fawzia Abdoulaye Dara¹, Moussa Toudou Daouda²

¹Unité neuro vasculaire du service de neurologie de l'hôpital général de référence de Niamey, Niger.

Medecine Tropicale Et Sante Internationale

|March 2, 2026

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Post-stroke epilepsy, unprovoked seizures after stroke, was studied in Niamey, Niger. Most cases involved ischemic stroke, with seizures occurring late and responding well to carbamazepine monotherapy.

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Neurology
Epidemiology

Keywords:

CAVE score Epidemiology Niger Post-stroke epilepsy SeLECT score Sub-Saharan Africa

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