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Seizures are caused for a variety of reasons including diseases and genetic conditions. The Epilepsy Foundation reports that in the United States alone, over 2 million adults and children have seizures. Each year, approximately 25,000 to 40,000 children experience a seizure for the first time in the United States. Some seizures only... more »
Seizures are a neurological phenomenon that occur when neuron impulses, firing from the brain throughout the entire body, get interrupted and misfire. Seizures can occur at any time in your life. They can be scary for both the person experiencing them and the people who are present when a seizure occurs. A seizure can be caused by a... more »
Seizures occur as a result of sudden and abnormal electrical activities in the brain. One of the most notable signs that adults are experiencing seizures is when their bodies tense up and shake uncontrollably. However in newborns, the signs are more subtle. As a result, diagnosing seizures in newborns can be a difficult task.... more »
According to a study conducted in 2006 by Epilepsy Action, 60 percent of those who are epileptic suffer from partial seizures. While they are the most common seizure type among epileptics, they can also be the most difficult to diagnose. However, once the location and the type has been determined, these seizures can be prevented and... more »
A seizure is a neurological event that temporarily causes an individual to lose control of the body. A seizure can manifest itself in a variety of ways including shaking, chronic convulsions of the muscles and extreme changes in mental state. Adults can experience seizures in response to a variety of different problems. more »
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Seizures are temporary states that arise when irregular electrical activity occurs in the brain. They usually pass within minutes and aren't... more »
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An epileptic seizure is a transient symptom of excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain."Fisher2005"> It can manifest as an alteration in mental state, tonic or clonic movements, convulsions, and various other psychic symptoms (such as déjà vu or jamais vu). The medical syndrome of recurrent, unprovoked seizures is termed epilepsy, but seizures can occur in people who do not have epilepsy.
About 4% of people will have an unprovoked seizure by the age of 80 and yet have only a 30% to 40%Herman ST. (2004). Single Unprovoked Seizures. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 6(3):243–255. PMID 15043807 or according to another study 50% chance of a second one."Berg">Berg AT. (2008).Risk of recurrence after a first unprovoked seizure. Epilepsia. 49 Suppl 1:13–8. PMID 18184 Treatment may reduce the chance of a second one by as much as half."Berg"/> Most single episode seizures are managed by primary care physicians (emergency or general practitioners), whereas investigation and management of ongoing epilepsy is usually by neurologists. Difficult to manage epilepsy may require consultation with an epileptologist, a neurologist with an interest in epilepsy.
Signs and symptoms
Seizures can cause involuntary changes in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior. Seizures are often associated with a sudden and involuntary contraction of a group of muscles and loss of consciousness. However, a seizure can also be as subtle as a fleeting numbness of a part of the body, a brief or long term loss of memory, visual changes, sensing/discharging of an unpleasant odor, a strange epigastric sensation, or a sensation of fear and total state of confusion. A seizure can last from a few seconds to read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizure
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