Epilepsy can happen to anyone at any age

Epilepsy can happen to anyone at any age By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH Seizures are frightening for those who have them, for their loved ones and for onlookers. Descriptions of epilepsy go back as far as the Sumerians in 2500 BC. Expressing awe and dread, Babylonians, in 1050 BC, called seizures “​​ṣibtu” translated as “possession” and ṣabātu, “to seize” as in being possessed or seized by the gods.1 Although we still use the term “seizure,” today, these events are now understood. Arising from a disruption in the delicate balance between the internal and external environment of a [...]