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Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. A seizure happens when abnormal electrical activity in the brain causes an involuntary change in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior. Epilepsy is a chronic seizure disorder.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

    Shailendra Saxena, Sanjay Singh & Ram Sankaraneni

  2. Neurology, Jefferson Hospital Group, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Kanishk Makhija

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Paul M. Paulman

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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Saxena, S., Singh, S., Sankaraneni, R., Makhija, K. (2022). Epilepsy. In: Paulman, P.M., Taylor, R.B., Paulman, A.A., Nasir, L.S. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54441-6_71

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