Epilepsy is also called a seizure in the medical language. It is caused by abnormal and excessive electrical activity within a human brain cells.

Medical doctors say that epilepsy can lead to sudden change in brain function resulting as a physical convulsion, and altered mental state.

The signs, disturbance and symptoms of epilepsy depend on which part of the brain has been affected. Dr. Edward Ddumba, a Senior consultant neurologist at  Nsambya Hospital  defines epilepsy as a state of recurrent seizures.

There are three main classification of epilepsy: simple partial, complex partial and generalized epilepsy. Simple partial epilepsy is defined as consciousness where a patient exhibits abnormal motor, sensory or autonomic abnormalities.

Complex partial epilepsy is impaired consciousness is impaired where a patient develops abnormal movements and behaviour. The epileptics with this type of disease experiences tonic-clonic movements of the limbs, tongue biting and incontinence of urine.