On Sun, 13 Sep 1998, Virendra Mittal wrote:
> can someone please tell me what is the pathology of epilepsy
>>Epilepsy can be casued by several different factors. Essentially signals
are crossing the synapse ineffictivley. The may be secondary to a
pathologic condition of the brain such as a tumor or it may cave come from
trauma to the brain itself.
There are several treatments available to people with epilepsy. The first
being the most non-invasive is medication such as Tegretol and Dilantin.
The next step after that is surgery, a new advance in epilepsy surgery is
out there now, It is called a Vagus Nerve Stimulator. It works by
sending eletrical implulses to the brain via the vagus nerve that runs
along in the neck. You can learn more about this excellent treament by
visiting: www.cyberonics.com.
Hope this helped you:
Jeff
cortese at neurosurg.wayne.edu > >