Alina Diniz has suffered from epileptic seizures since she was 12 years old, but was not diagnosed until her mother filmed her seizures. This was a turning point and she was able to find the right treatment and medication. She shares her story on International Epilepsy Day
Alina Diniz had to battle epilepsy for years until she was properly diagnosed. Photo: Jerry Mooney
When you think of epilepsy, you probably imagine someone lying on the ground having a full-blown seizure. More than 45,000 people in Ireland have epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disease that affects the brain and causes repeated seizures, yet most people know little about it.
In fact, there are four types of epilepsy and a total of 21 types of seizures. In temporal lobe epilepsy, the most common type of focal epilepsy, people with this condition can have several different types of seizures.