Epilepsy
means that you sometimes have seizures.
Epilepsy
is not a disease, it is just a sign that part of the brain
is not working normally sometimes.
Epilepsy
is a kind of sickness that only happens sometimes.
It doesn’t make you feel sick inside.
It
doesn’t make you cough and sneeze and have a runny nose.
It
doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed with a fever.
Someone
who has epilepsy feels just as healthy as everyone else, most
of the time. But sometimes he or she may have a seizure.
Most
people with epilepsy take tablets to control the seizures.
If
you have epilepsy, it's good to find out as much as you can
about it so you know how your seizures happen and how your
medicine works and why you have to take it every day.
Then
you can tell other boys and girls if you want to.
If
you have any questions about your seizure disorder, ask your
doctor next visit.
Go to What Is A Seizure?
Also
have a look at Epilepsy.com
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