i have epilepsy.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking. These episodes can result in physical injuries including occasionally broken bones. In epilepsy, seizures tend to recur and as a rule, have no immediate underlying cause. Isolated seizures that are provoked by a specific cause such as poisoning are not deemed to represent epilepsy. People with epilepsy in some areas of the world experience varying degrees of social stigma due to their condition. The cause of most cases of epilepsy is unknown. Some cases occur as the result of brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, infections of the brain, and birth defects, through a process known as epileptogenesis. Known genetic mutations are directly linked to a small proportion of cases. Epileptic seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal nerve cell activity in the cortex of the brain. The diagnosis involves ruling out other conditions that might cause similar symptoms such as fainting and determining if another cause of seizures is present such as alcohol withdrawal or electrolyte problems. This may be partly done by imaging the brain and performing blood tests.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "i have epilepsy, but I don't know much about it. I was just diagnosed. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I see. Thank you for feeling comfortable enough to share that information. Well, as you may be aware, the basis of epilepsy is the fact that the term refers to a group of neurological disorders, and it's highlighted by epileptic seizures."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, I started having seizures after I got into the anime TV show, One Punch Man. All the colors set something off."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's interesting. Well, as you may be aware then, the seizures can be either brief and almost undetectable, or they can be long periods of vigorous shaking. What's also unfortunate is that with these seizures comes misunderstandings and social stigma from society."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, I never had any other health issues before. It just started randomly. Do you know when people first researched epilepsy? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Hans Berger reported his first important discoveries in the field of electroencephalography in the 1920s and '30s, that led to progression in the understanding of epilepsy. But the cause of most cases of epilepsy are still unknown, interestingly."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow, that's a long time ago. I find it amazing how much people were discovering with very rudimentary equipment.  "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I agree. Interesting that they were able to study brainwaves that long ago, and even more interesting than we still can't nail down a specific cause. One thing we do know is that the seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal nerve cell activity in the cortex of the brain."}]