My cousin has epilepsy. Watching her have a seizure is scary.
Epileptic Seizures are horrifying. My step sister had one in the car with me when I was 10 years old. The scariest thing I could have seen at that time. Luckily I knew to put her on her side. 
I can't imagine. There were several adults around when my cousin had hers.
Yeah she would have seizures in front of my parents but only the one time in front of me. That was enough. She would have sometimes a few a day other time none for weeks.
My cousin can't go a day without multiple.
varying degrees of social stigma due to their condition.
The cause of most cases of epilepsy is unknown. Some cases occur as the result of brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, and birth defects through a process known as epileptogenesis. Known genetic mutations are directly linked to a small proportion of cases. Epileptic seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal neuronal activity in the cortex of the brain. The diagnosis involves ruling out other conditions that might cause similar symptoms, such as fainting, and
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