Epilepsy is a condition of the brain. For a short time, the brain’s usual signals go wrong, and the person may shake, fall, stare, or not know where they are. Then it stops. Doctors call those moments seizures.

Epilepsy is a condition of the brainEpilepsy（癲癇）是一種腦部的疾病。 For a short time在短短的時間裡， the brain's usual signals go wrong腦部平常的訊號會出錯， and the person may shake, fall, stare, or not know where they are這個人可能會抖動、跌倒、發呆，或搞不清楚自己在哪裡。 Then it stops然後就停了。 Doctors call those moments seizures醫生把這些時刻叫做 seizures（發作）。

Though actually, epilepsy is not one single show: some people fall and jerk; some only look blank for a few seconds, and classmates may think they are daydreaming. It is not catching, and it is not the same as being “crazy”.

Though actually不過其實， epilepsy is not one single show癲癇發作的樣子不只一種：some people fall and jerk有些人會跌倒、抽動；some only look blank for a few seconds有些人只是發呆幾秒鐘， and classmates may think they are daydreaming同學可能還以為他們在放空。 It is not catching它不會傳染， and it is not the same as being "crazy"也跟「發瘋」不是一回事。

Older English called it the falling sickness, because people suddenly fell down; that name is gone.

Older English called it the falling sickness以前的英語把它叫做 the falling sickness（跌倒病）， because people suddenly fell down因為病人會突然跌倒；that name is gone這個舊名稱現在已經不用了。

A person has epilepsy; we do not say they are an epilepsy. It is a plain medical word, like diabetes — used in hospitals, health class, and careful news, not as a joke.

A person has epilepsy一個人是「有」epilepsy（癲癇）；we do not say they are an epilepsy我們不會說他「是」一個 epilepsy。 It is a plain medical word, like diabetes它是個平實的醫學用詞，跟 diabetes（糖尿病）一樣——used in hospitals, health class, and careful news用在醫院、健康課，還有謹慎的新聞報導裡， not as a joke不是拿來開玩笑的。