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What is happening in the brain when someone has a seizure?
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Dis-inhibition: The brain is extremely active with abundant electrical activity all the time. It is usually kept well controlled, and abnormal activity is carefully inhibited. When this inhibition is disrupted a seizure may occur. Many different things can cause a disruption of this inhibition.
Answered 8/12/2012
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