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Seizures and Epilepsy
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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 can be caused by head injuries, brain tumors, lead poisoning, maldevelopment of the brain, genetic and infectious illnesses, and fevers. In fully half of the patients with seizures, no cause can yet be found.
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A seizure, also called a convulsion or a fit, is a sudden attack of brain activity that causes a loss of control over movement. The attacks last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. People of any age can be affected.
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Seizure - fever induced
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
About 3-5% of otherwise healthy children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years will have a seizure caused by a fever. Toddlers are most commonly affected.
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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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unconsciousness for a variable period of time
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A seizure is an abnormal change in the electrical activity of the brain. These electrical changes may occur in or near the part of the brain called the temporal lobe. This is known as a complex partial seizure
What is going on in the body?
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A seizure can be provoked by any situation that seriously disturbs the physical or chemical environment of the brain. Some common triggers include: ...
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The seizure lasts more than five minutes.
A second seizure immediately follows.
The person having the seizure is pregnant.
Signs of injury or illness are present.
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FOCAL SEIZURE - A brief temporary alteration in movement, sensation, or autonomic nerve function caused by abnormal electrical activity in a localized area of the brain.
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Partial seizures are categorized as simple or complex. A simple partial seizure may involve abnormal twitching, tingling and sensory hallucinations.
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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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Seizure Control: What Can You Take for 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
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Seizures, new onset
Reduced level of consciousness (decreased alertness)
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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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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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A major epileptic seizure characterized by convulsions, unconsciousness and sometimes loss of urinary or bowel continence. Usually followed by a brief period of lethargy and disorientation.
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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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Any woman with eclampsia is at risk of suffocation while the seizure is happening. Afterwards she may still be at risk, depending on the degree of brain damage that triggered the fit, and the severity of the underlying pre-eclampsia.
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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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Seizures -- that is, epilepsy -- are a good example of this cause of syncope. During the seizure the normal predictable electrical impulses of the brain are disrupted. This can cause dizziness or a loss of consciousness.
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Tricyclic antidepressant medications (amitriptyline /Elavil and others), as well as anti-seizure medications (gabapentin /Neurontin, carbamazepine /Tegretol), have been used to relieve the pain associated with herpetic neuralgia.
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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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There is also a risk of seizure, which is increased in certain patients ...
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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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This medication is used to control seizures in epileptics. This article discusses the use and side effects of the drug.
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be 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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