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Can Grand Mal seizure be cited as cause of death in someone who does not have epilepsy?
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Does epilepsy cause someone to be very dreamy and switched-off?
During a minor or what is called a petit mal seizure, someone can appear that way. More serious seizures will cause greater problems and someone may collapse or become unconscious. Epilepsy only causes a problem when the person is having a seizure. When someone with epilepsy is not having a seizure they will act normally and will not appear dreamy or switched off.
Can you cause seizures without having epilepsy?
Yes. Everybody has the possibility of having a seizure during their lifetime. Someone who has epilepsy has lots of seizures. So it is possible to have a seizure once and never have one again. That would not be regarded as epilepsy.
Can meningitis cause seizure?
I have epilepsy and i abously hate it.
Can flying cause a seizure?
Epilepsy has a wide variety of forms, causes and severity. Most people with epilepsy would have absolutely no problem with flying. For some people stress can cause seizures. If someone was very stressed about flying, they could get a seizure, but it would be the stress, not the flying itself that causes them to have a seizure. So you can say that flying does not cause seizures.
Why does Oxycontin cause epilepsy?
It can affect the brain, and anything that disrupts the working of the brain can cause seizures. Having seizures is only a possible side effect and so it does not happen to everyone. If someone already gets seizures they are not meant to take oxycontin. Epilepsy is classified as a tendency to have recurring seizures. So even if someone took oxycontin and had one seizure, they would not be diagnosed as having epilepsy. Anyone can have a seizure in their lifetime at some point, but it is only people that have lots of them that are diagnosed as having epilepsy. So if taking oxycontin caused someone to have a seizure and then they never had one again, they would not have epilepsy and so saying that oxycontin can cause epilepsy is not really accurate. It is more accurate to say that it can cause seizures.
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.
Can epilepsy cause bruxism?
A person may do something like clench their teeth during a seizure, but epilepsy does not cause bruxism.
Is epilepsy a physical disability?
Epilepsy can considered a disability but it only effects some parts of the brain and for some people the effects are minimal, so it has little or no impact on their daily lives. For others it can cause major problems and so be very disabling for them. However, epilepsy can alter in it's severity. And a person's lifestyle can effect this. For instance alcohol will ensure that any medication(s) taken for epilepsy have no effect. The alcohol combating the effect of the medication. Sleep is also necessary to the epileptic. In the long - term, a healthy lifestyle can serve to create a person who has controlled epilepsy.
Can taking a Klonopin cause a seizure if you have epilepsy?
Yes. It is occasional, but it is possible.
Why do I have seizures in your sleep?
All people can have a seizure in their lifetime. So you do not have to have epilepsy to have a seizure. Epilepsy is when someone gets seizures regularly. There are many causes for seizures. Not getting enough sleep could possibly cause it, but there are so many things that can cause a seizure.
Can epilepsy cause a brain tumour?
A brain tumour is a form of cancer. Epilepsy is not a cancer. A tumour can actually cause a seizure. A seizure could be one symptom of a tumour. However, this is a cause only in a very small amount of people who have epilepsy.
Can epilepsy cause brain damage?
The question here was "CAN epilepsy cause brain damage?" The answer is an unequivocal, "YES, it can" Frequent and/or prolonged seizures can indeed cause brain damage. However, most people that have Epilepsy are properly diagnosed, treated and monitored, so medication can assist them to live normal lives and reduce this risk. Often someone who has Epilepsy has it as a result of damage to the brain, like a traumatic head injury in something like a car accident. Unfortunately, undiagnosed or untreated epilepsy -- or poor compliance with medications and treatments --- can trigger a seizure which could cause a car accident. For that reason, anyone who has had a seizure must surrender their driver's licence until it no longer presents as a hazard. There are specific guidelines available from the State or Provincial Departments of Transport in your area.
