an epileptic seizure is a sudden and transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms that are the result of abnormal activity in the brain. epileptic seizures are the common and defining component of the disorder that is referred to as epilepsy. the diagnosis of epilepsy implies that there is an abnormality in the brain and that this abnormality will result in more epileptic seizures. that is an individual who has an isolated seizure as a result of an acute transient insult to the brain for example a metabolic disorder or a seizure observed after an acute trauma to the brain would not be diagnosed as having epilepsy. in other words epilepsy is the tendency to have repeated spontaneous seizures.
what is epilepsy?