Epilepsy is a disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is altered causing seizures. Epilepsy can be a result of a genetic disorder or a trauma to the brain. In an event where someone is actively having a seizure, the best thing for you to do is to lay the person on their side to decrease the risk of them injuring themselves or choking on their saliva. Timing a seizure is another responsibility a bystander has because if the person is seizing for more than 5 minutes, there is a very high risk of the person developing brain damage.

If it is a patient’s first time experiencing a seizure, a neurologist might suggest tests such as an EEG to investigate the patient’s brain waves after doing a series of tasks, for instance, flashing lights, hyperventilating, or sleeping. The neurologist will also tell the patient that they will not be allowed to drive to protect themselves and others. Even though epilepsy is a serious disorder, there are medications that can be administered daily to reduce the number of seizures the patient experiences.

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