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Are children with petit mal seizures limited in their activities?
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How many petit mal seizures can someone have per day?
Untreated, petit mal seizures can recur as many as 100 times a day and may progress to grand mal seizures.
Can a cat have petit seizures?
My dog had seizures before she passed. In animals it can be common. But if these seizures Increase, I would recommend a vet
Can rheumatoid arthritis have anything to do with absence seizures?
So far as we know at this stage, there is no relationshipbetween absence seizures Previously known Petit Mal Seizures as found with epilepsy, and RA
What are Oxazolindinediones?
anticonvulsants , indicated for the treatment of absence seizures (sometimes called petit mal seizures) associated with epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
Grand mal and petit mal are to types of disease called?
Epilepsy, or seizure.
Petit mal seizures found in children generally go away with age?
Not necessarily, though many children do grow out of epilepsy. It will depend on the cause and each case is different. Only a doctor can advise on a particular individual.
Do all seizures have convulsions?
No. Seizures can be 'grand mal' which involve the tonic-clonic muscle movement you describe as convulsions. 'Petit mal' seizures can be absence seizures, most often seen in children, where the patient seems catatonic for a brief period. Partial seizures can involve only one small body area, and some seizures consist of just a recurrent tic which can evolve into a larger seizure. Even a hiccup is believed to be a type of mild seizure.
Are petite-mal seizures restricted to children only?
Petit mal seizures are not restricted to children Seizures also known as convulsions occur more often in children than in adults because the developing brain of a child is more sensitive to disturbances than the fully grown brain of an adultPetit mal seizures are usually brief and consist of vacant staring and loss of muscle tone, or, conversely, there may be muscle rigidity. Objects held in the hands may be dropped. Often, there is a brief blackout of memory. But rare in these milder seizures are such things as loss of continence, usually associated with the convulsive grand mal seizures, or with uncontrolled wild behavior, as in psychomotor seizures.
Is it good to have petit mal seizures?
It is not good to have any kind of seizure. The only thing that can be said is that having a petit mal seizure is better than having a grand mal seizure.
How do petit mal seizures differ from grand mal seizures?
Grand mal epilepsy is a major seizure and petit mal epilepsy is a minor seizure. A grand mal epilepsy seizure is a seizure that causes a person to have a loss of consciousness, loss of muscle coordination and can cause loss of bowel and bladder. Petit mal epilepsy seizures may cause uncontrollable twitching or movement in a smaller part of the body. Both petit mal epilepsy and grand mal epilepsy seizures are caused by too much activity in the brain.
How are succinamides used?
succinamides are used to control and prevent absence (petit mal) seizures associated with the disorder. Succinamides are most often used in conjunction with other anticonvulsant medications to control other types of seizures.
Why does your golden retrievers eyes roll back and their are no other symptoms?
Please check with your vet, but the dog might be having petit mal seizures.
