Epileptogenesis

Epileptogenesis is the gradual process by which a typical brain develops epilepsy.[1] Epilepsy is a chronic condition in which seizures occur.[2] These changes to the brain occasionally cause neurons to fire in an abnormal, hypersynchronous manner, known as a seizure.[3]

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