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When a person had a seizure, does it mean he has epilepsy?

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Dr. William Goldie
Dr. William Goldieanswered
Pediatric Neurology 49 years experience
Not yet: A single seizure does not epilepsy make! a careful history and neurologic evaluation may determine that it was an incidental event. Recurrent seizures with specific findings on eeg, examination and MRI may lead to a diagnosis of epilepsy. Epilepsy is the clinical condition of a risk for seizures.
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