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   Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • What is Epilepsy?
  • What Causes Epilepsy?
  • Types of Seizures
  • Kinds of Epilepsy
  • When Are Seizures Not Epilepsy?
  • Diagnosing Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy Prevention
  • Epilepsy Treatment
  • How Does Epilepsy Affect Daily Life?
  • Risks Associated With Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy Research
  • What to Do if Someone is Having a Seizure
  • Conclusion
  • Keeping on Top of Your Condition
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    Epilepsy Prevention



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    Many cases of epilepsy can be prevented by wearing seatbelts and bicycle helmets, putting children in car seats, and other measures that prevent head injury and other trauma. Prescribing medication after first or second seizures or febrile seizures also may help prevent epilepsy in some cases. Good prenatal care, including treatment of high blood pressure and infections during pregnancy, can prevent brain damage in the developing baby that may lead to epilepsy and other neurological problems later. Treating cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, infections, and other disorders that can affect the brain during adulthood and aging also may prevent many cases of epilepsy. Finally, identifying the genes for many neurological disorders can provide opportunities for genetic screening and prenatal diagnosis that may ultimately prevent many cases of epilepsy.

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