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Understanding Epilepsy AndUnderstanding Epilepsy Andits Homeopathic Answer.....its Homeopathic Answer.....

By Dr. Sandeep Anwane (BHMS)By Dr. Sandeep Anwane (BHMS)

EpilepsyEpilepsy

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Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to haveEpilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to haverecurring seizures. The seizures happen when clustersrecurring seizures. The seizures happen when clustersof nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out theof nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out thewrong signals. People may have strange sensationswrong signals. People may have strange sensationsand emotions or behave strangely. They may haveand emotions or behave strangely. They may haveviolent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.violent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.

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Epilepsy means a tendency to have seizures and is aEpilepsy means a tendency to have seizures and is asymptom of brain disease rather than disease itself.symptom of brain disease rather than disease itself.

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However the recurrence rate is about 70% after firstHowever the recurrence rate is about 70% after firstattack.attack.

Ancient Belief About Epilepsy:Ancient Belief About Epilepsy:

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Epilepsy, the so-called Sacred Disease, was known as theEpilepsy, the so-called Sacred Disease, was known as thedisease of Hercules because Hercules reportedly suffered fromdisease of Hercules because Hercules reportedly suffered fromepilepsy when he went mad. Julius Caesar is believed to haveepilepsy when he went mad. Julius Caesar is believed to havehad epilepsy. Alexander the Great, Socrates, Caligula, andhad epilepsy. Alexander the Great, Socrates, Caligula, andSaul, king of the Israelites, may also have suffered seizures.Saul, king of the Israelites, may also have suffered seizures.

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Derek Collins, inDerek Collins, in

Magic in the Ancient Greek World Magic in the Ancient Greek World

, devotes, devotesmuch of his second chapter to the Sacred Disease and itsmuch of his second chapter to the Sacred Disease and itsmagical or divine connections. When Hercules suffered anmagical or divine connections. When Hercules suffered anepileptic seizure, Lussa, a goddess of madness, entered hisepileptic seizure, Lussa, a goddess of madness, entered his body, according to the ancient stories. This made epilepsy a body, according to the ancient stories. This made epilepsy atype of possession. Purification was the preferred method of type of possession. Purification was the preferred method of treating such defilement as possession, although not alltreating such defilement as possession, although not all possessions were considered dirty: Apollo "possessed" the possessions were considered dirty: Apollo "possessed" thePythian priestess when she uttered her predictions; however,Pythian priestess when she uttered her predictions; however,the Pythian priestess was simply enhanced, not defiled.the Pythian priestess was simply enhanced, not defiled.