What causes epilepsy (seizure disorder)?

What Causes Epilepsy (Seizure Disorder)?

The brain is a hive of electrical activity, but epilepsy occurs when a circuit misfires. In this video, Gayatri Devi, MD, director of New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services, explains.

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Written by Jameson Kowalczyk. Medically reviewed in December 2024 by Amy Gonzales, MD.

Updated on October 22, 2024

Watch Gayatri Devi, MD, director of New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services, explain what is happening in the brain when a person has epilepsy, a seizure disorder caused by the misfiring of nerve cells.

Medically reviewed in February 2020.