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Epilepsy can be defined as ‘a recurrent sudden electrical discharge in the brain occurring in the absence of fever’. It is this abnormal discharge that produces the typical signs and symptoms of an epileptic seizure. The type of effects seen will depend on which part of the brain is affected. There can be generalized seizures affecting the whole body, and partial seizures affecting only certain parts or senses.
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Gilbert, P. (1995). Epilepsy. In: The A-Z Reference Book of Childhood Conditions. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7098-5_16
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