Epilepsy is always interesting in that the pathology of the disease is as yet unknown, and the manifestations are not always the same. Many object to the word epilepsy and prefer to speak of the epilepsies. Certainly convulsions occur in arteriosclerosis, hysteria, nephritis, certain forms of heart disease, many types of neuro-syphilis, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, rabies, tetanus, alcoholism and strychnin poisoning, but these do not mean that they are genuine epilepsy. They are symptomatic of certain somatic changes. It really does not matter whether it is a disease entity or whether it is a syndrome, and it does not matter much whether it is spoken of as epilepsy or as the epilepsies. It is not the purpose of this paper to discuss the pathology or etiology of epilepsy. In our treatment of epilepsy we have not had under treatment any of the so-called symptomatic epilepsies, but we have had under treatment the idiopathic or essential epilepsies with the exception of one case of traumatic epilepsy. Two thousand years ago Hippocrates recommended general hygienic measures in the treatment of the epilepsies. Perhaps our understanding and application of general hygienic measures are a little better than they were in the day of Hippocrates. Physicians who are familiar with the treatment of epilepsy always impress upon the patient and nurses the importance of diet. Indiscretion in diet probably produces more seizures than any other one thing. Next in importance is bowel elimination. Of course, other methods of elimination, occupation, fresh air, etc., are certainly necessary in the armamentarium in combating epilepsy.