Some people are concerned that stimulant medication, often used to treat ADHD, can trigger seizures.Ī review of research on ADHD in people with epilepsy showed that stimulant medications can effectively treat symptoms of ADHD, but the medicine’s effect may be lower than what is seen in children with ADHD without epilepsy. Some seizure medicines can make ADHD symptoms worse. Treating someone with both epilepsy and ADHD can be challenging. Attention-deficit disorders are one of these probems seen rather frequently in people with epilepsy. Yet many have associated problems with learning, mood, and behavior that affect quality of life more than the seizures. Some people and their families may be faced primarily by challenges of seizures. There is a wide diversity of challenges faced by people with epilepsy and their families. Epilepsy also is said to have resolved for people who have been seizure-free for 10 years, with no seizure medicines for the last 5 years.Įpilepsy is actually considered a family of disorders with different types of seizures and syndromes. One unprovoked (or reflex) seizure and a probability of further seizures similar to the general recurrence risk (at least 60%).Įpilepsy is considered resolved for people who had an epilepsy syndrome that occurred at only a specific age and are now past that age.At least two unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring greater than 24 hours apart.
A person is considered to have epilepsy if they meet any of the following conditions:
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