What is epilepsy???

Brain damage can actually be a cause for epilepsy:

"All the causes (or etiologies) of epilepsy are not known, but many predisposing factors have been identified, including brain damage resulting from malformations of brain development, head trauma, neurosurgical operations, other penetrating wounds of the brain, brain tumor, high fever, bacterial or viral encephalitis, stroke, intoxication, or acute or inborn disturbances of metabolism. Hereditary or genetic factors also play a role." Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/epilepsy#ca...

Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. The condition is named from the Greek epilepsis ("to take a firm grip on"). It is commonly controlled with medication, although surgical methods are used as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/epilepsy...
Epilepsy is diagnosed after a person has two or more unprovoked seizures. Seizures result from uncontrolled excessive discharge of neurons in the brain. There are many different types of seizures. The following sites have alot of additional information.
http://my.epilepsy.com/
http://www.efa.org/
http://www.aesnet.org/
http://www.epilepsy.com/