Seizures

Seizures can generally be classified as either "simple" (no change in level of consciousness) or "complex" (change in level of consciousness).
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Seizures and Epilepsy
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If your doctor prescribes medicine to prevent seizures, take it exactly as directed. Do not stop taking the medicine without talking to your doctor first. Avoid activities in which a seizure would cause danger to yourself or to others.
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Seizures
What is a seizure?
A seizure is a symptom, not a disease. It happens when nerve cells in the brain function abnormally and there is a sudden abnormal electrical signal in the brain.
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seizures
agitation (severe)
unconsciousness for a variable period of time
possible musculoskeletal aches and pains after an event caused by trauma ...
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If seizures are suspected, a brain scan - preferably a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan - will be used to check for scar tissue or structural abnormalities in the brain that could be causing the seizures.
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Febrile seizures
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Definition of Mental retardation, blindness, deafness, seizures
Mental retardation with optic atrophy, deafness & seizures: A disorder first reported in 1999 by Gustavson and colleagues as a newly recognized X-linked mental retardation syndrome.
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There's no evidence that energy from cell phones or cordless phones causes serious health effects, such as epileptic seizures.
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Seizures may occur at any age from birth onwards. One in 200 school-age children has epilepsy and 10 per cent are severely affected.
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Seizures While You Sleep?
Unique Concerns for Women and Girls with Epilepsy
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Seizures caused by high fevers in children are not considered epilepsy. Also see children’s seizures.
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Seizures can also cause sudden changes in consciousness, feeling (sensation), emotion, or thought. Abnormal body movements, such as muscle twitching, may or may not be present.
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Seizures, lethargy, confusion due to low blood sugar
Gout
Kidney failure
Liver tumors
Short adult stature
Underdeveloped secondary sexual characteristics
Osteoporosis
Ulcers of the mouth or bowel
Frequent infection ...
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Seizures, new onset
Reduced level of consciousness (decreased alertness)
Neurologic changes ...
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seizures or psychosis
the presence of certain types of anemia and low counts of particular white blood cells
the presence of certain immune cells, anti-DNA antibodies, or a falsely positive test for syphilis ...
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- Seizures
- Behavioral problems, including hyperactivity or excessive aggressiveness
- Abnormally small head after age six months ...
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Some seizures take the form of antisocial or unnatural conduct.
On recovery, amnesia is generally complete, so no effort is made to hide what happened. The epileptic may gradually deteriorate.
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Stroke, seizures, alcohol, and various drugs interfere with the function of the epiglottis. This leads to a leaky seal on the trap door, with possible contamination by swallowed substances and/or regurgitated stomach contents.
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Convulsions with Fever (Febrile Seizures)
Crib Death (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Croup
CRS (Chinese Restaurant Syndrome)
Cystitis (Urinary Tract Infections in Children)
Depression in Adolescents
Depression in Children ...
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a chronic disorder of cerebral function characterized by periodic convulsive seizures. There are many conditions that have epileptic seizures.
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Topamax (topiramate) An antiepileptic indicated for adjunctive therapy in patients with partial-onset seizures or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
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[11] Other clinical presentations of brain tumors include focal cerebral syndromes such as seizures.
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Focal seizures (i.e. partial or Jacksonian seizures) usually cause no change in awareness or alertness.
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Symptoms of opportunistic infections common in people with AIDS include Coughing and shortness of breath Seizures and lack of coordination Difficult or painful swallowing Mental symptoms such as confusion and forgetfulness Severe and persistent ...
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MRI scan of the head can be used to evaluate patients with headaches, seizures, muscle weakness, blurred vision, and hearing loss.
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A drug used to treat epileptic seizures and bipolar disorder and to prevent migraine headaches. It is also being studied in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Medicines used to treat seizures sometimes give relief. You said in your letter that you have tried medicines of these types without benefit. Unforunately, the medical science of 1996 is just not able to help everyone.
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The manufacturers recommend that Zyban is not taken by those with certain conditions such as epilepsy, a history of seizures or those who have had eating disorders ...
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Untreated uremia may lead to seizures or coma and will ultimately result in death. If your kidneys stop working completely, you will need to undergo dialysis or kidney transplantation.
Dialysis ...
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Antispasmodic: 1) A medication that lowers the incidence of or prevents seizures. 2) A medication that lowers the incidence of or prevents muscle spasms.
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A disorder of the central nervous system that causes convulsions, or seizures.
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Adrenaline, a hormone produced in the core of the adrenal glands that's sometimes used to treat asthma and allergic reactions.
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This medication is used to control seizures in epileptics. This article discusses the use and side effects of the drug.
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Depending on which part of the brain has been damaged and the degree of involvement of the central nervous system, one or more of the following may occur: spasms; tonal problems; involuntary movement; disturbance in gait and mobility; seizures; ...
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given intravenously if a serious asthma attack is taking place. The dose of Theophylline must be closely monitored as too little has little effect, while too much can cause side effects such as abnormal heart rhythms, nausea, insomnia and seizures.
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absence; epilepsy, complex partial; epilepsy, frontal lobe; epilepsy, generalised; epilepsy, myoclonic; epilepsy, partial; epilepsy, posttraumatic; epilepsy, rolandic; epilepsy, temporal lobe; epilepsy, tonic-clonic; epilepsy with grand mal seizures ...
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