Epilepsy is a serious disease that is characterized by severe seizures.
Often, manifestations of the disease can be provoked by everyday reasons.
The factors were listed by Andrei Tyazhelnikov, chief freelance specialist in primary health care at the capital’s health department, in a commentary to RIA Novosti.
February 12 marks the International Day of Fighting this Serious Disease, so the specialist warned epileptics about the dangers of some everyday causes.
In particular, an epileptic seizure can be triggered by:
- prolonged television viewing;
- sitting at the computer for a long time;
- sleep disturbances, especially sudden and early awakenings;
- mental as well as physical overload, etc.
The specialist warned that the duration of watching TV programs or playing computer games should not exceed 1.5 hours, taking into account that every half hour it is necessary to give the eyes a rest for a few minutes.
It was previously reported that severe stress can trigger epilepsy.
