Complications of Epilepsy

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Sometimes, serious long-term epilepsy can affect the way the brain functions. Absence attacks (see symptoms section) can interfere with educational development. However, this usually only happens when the epilepsy is undiagnosed.

Other complications can include:

Social stigmatism (bullying or feeling picked on), because of difficulties epilepsy sometimes causes with employment, education, and not being able to drive;
Lack of confidence and poor self-esteem, along with anxiety and depression;
Physical injuries as a result of a seizure; and
A higher risk of malformation (birth defects) in the children of woman taking anti-epileptic medicines during pregnancy.