After hurting your head you may start to have seizures. A seizure is when the electrical signals in the brain get confused and shoot off in all directions and go to places they weren’t meant to go.

All of these confused messages zooming around the brain and body can make you have something called a seizure. Sometimes people call it a ‘fit’ or ‘convulsion’.

Some seizures can be very small and you don’t really notice you’ve had one and some can be really big where you might fall to the ground and start to shake.

Seizures can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. The longer the seizure lasts the more serious it is.

Anyone can have a seizure but what makes epilepsy different is the fact the you have lots of them. There are many types of epilepsy and you can read more about them by clicking on Nurse Anna.

Although epilepsy can be a problem, it needn’t stop you from doing most of the things you like. People with epilepsy can take medicine called ‘anti-epileptics’.

Being on medication can stop you from having a seizure, and if you do have seizures a lot you can usually tell you are going to have one by the warning signs. Different people get different warning signs, such as headaches, blurred vision, or disliking bright lights called 'photophobia'.  Find out lots more about epilepsy by clicking on Nurse Anna below.