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Misc.
100
Another name for a cause of epilepsy that is a cancerous mass or growth of abnormal cells in the brain.
What is a brain tumor?
100
Doctors conduct a __________ to diagnose epilepsy by taking blood samples and checking other conditions.
What is neurological examination?
100
The most common treatment for people with epilepsy.
What is medication?
100
What is the main factor that can trigger an epileptic seizure?
What is stress?
100
a group of related disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent seizures
What is epilepsy?
200
What is the damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
What is a stroke?
200
Doctors use an ________ to record the electrical activity of your brain.
What is electroencephalogram (EEG)
200
As the last resort some people with epilepsy can be cured with...
What is surgery?
200
What sort of substance abuse can also cause an epileptic seizure?
What is alcohol or drug abuse?
200
Epilepsy can be a life long disease or also known as a ______ condition.
What is chronic?
300
What is a group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood or high blood glucose?
What is diabetes?
300
Doctors use ______________ to obtain cross-sectional images of your brain.
What is a computarized tomography (CT scan)?
300
Method of using relaxation to change body functions such as breathing and blood pressure to cure epilepsy.
What is biofeedback?
300
A lack of _______ can also cause epileptic seizure
What is sleep?
300
1 in __ people develop epilepsy.
What is 26?
400
Brain dysfunction caused by an outside force usually a violent blow to the head.
What is a head injury?
400
In order to conduct a diagnosis, doctors must review your symptoms and _________.
What is a medical history?
400
A good way to manage epilepsy and a healthy lifestyle is to...
What is exercise?
400
________ changes in women often from pregnancy or menstruation can also cause epileptic seizures.
What is hormonal?
400
Currently there are ________ people who have epilepsy in the world
What is 65 million
500
The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
What is an infection?
500
A doctor may suggest tests to detect brain _______.
What is abnormalities?
500
One of the oldest treatments for epilepsy intended to maintain the starvation metabolism over a long period of time.
What is ketogenic diet?
500
People with epilepsy should aim at getting alot of ______ each night.
What is sleep.
500
Each year at least ________ people are diagnosed with epilepsy.
What is 200,000?
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