Try: Although not uncommon for care recipients cr epilepsy is often not well understood or unknown to many individuals the following are common facts and misunderstandings about epilepsy crs with epilepsy are not epileptics the word epileptic should not be used to describe someone who has epilepsy as it defines a person by one trait or problem refer to the cr as someone with epilepsy a seizure disorder is epilepsy because some people fear the word epilepsy they use the term seizure disorder in an attempt to separate themselves from any association with it however the term seizure disorder means the same thing as epilepsy a cr has epilepsy or a seizure disorder if he has had two or more seizures that come out of the blue and are not provoked, even if the problem first develops in adulthood or is known to be caused by something like a severe head injury or a tumor crs with epilepsy are seldom brain-damaged epilepsy is a disorder of brain and nerve-cell function that may or may not be associated with damage to brain structures brain damage implies that something is permanently wrong with the brain brain’s structure brain injuries range from undetectable to disabling in the cr although brain cells usually do not regenerate most people can make substantial recoveries crs with epilepsy are not usually cognitively challenged also those with epilepsy usually are not intellectually challenged many people mistakenly believe that crs with epilepsy are also intellectually or developmentally challenged in the large majority of situations this is not true like any other group of people people with epilepsy have different intellectual abilities crs with epilepsy are not violent or crazy the belief that crs with epilepsy are violent is an unfortunate image that is both wrong and destructive people with epilepsy have no greater tendency toward severe irritability and aggressive behaviors than do other people many features of seizures and their immediate aftereffects can be easily misunderstood as crazy but this is only temporary behavior information references epilepsy com
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