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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.
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∙ 14y agoThere are many cause of epilepsy. If there is damage to the brain, it can cause epilepsy. However, not everyone that has epilepsy has brain damage and equally, not everyone that has brain damage has epilepsy.
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∙ 9y agoNo, if a person is brain dead then there can't be a seizure. People that are in a coma can have a seizure.
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What can cause epillipsy?
Brain damage from a head injury or toxic substances can cause epilepsy.
Can an anuerysm cause epilepsy?
If someone gets some damage to their brain, this can result in someone getting epilepsy. So if someone had a aneurysm in their brain and some damage was done, it is possible that epilepsy could develop epilepsy, but it is not certain that it would happen.
Can ecstasy cause epilepsy?
Taking of some drugs to an excessive amount can cause damage to the brain and result in Epilepsy. Such cases have been known.
Can epilepsy make you mentally ill or crazy?
Epilepsy can cause brain damage that could contribute to mental illness. But this depends on the severity of the illness and how much damage occurs. With the right medicine, becoming crazy is HIGHLY UNLIKELY. I have had epilepsy since I was 6 years old and I am completely normal.
What part of the brain causes seizures?
There is no specific region. If there is any kind of damage, it could be in different places for different people. Not everyone that has epilepsy has brain damage and equally, not everyone that has brain damage has epilepsy.
Can epilepsy cause any learning disabilities?
Not directly. If someone has Epilepsy it maybe as a result of some damage to the brain. If they have some damage to the brain, that may impair their ability to learn. In that situation, their epilepsy is just another symptom of the same thing that is causing their learning difficulties. Not everyone that has learning difficulties has epilepsy. Most people with epilepsy are well capable of learning and it has no impact on their capacity to learn. If their epilepsy causes them to miss out on regular education, which would only be with someone who has severe epilepsy, that will obviously affect their learning.
Does ecstasy cause seizures?
Some mind altering and dangerous drugs have been known to damage the brain. This can in turn result in epilepsy. This has happened.
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.
Is there a Relation between Mastoiditis and seizure disorders?
Not directly. Mastoiditis is an infection normally affecting the bone. Epilepsy is a physical condition from the brain. It is possible for someone to have both, but that is not to say they have epilepsy because of their mastoiditis. Anything that can damage the brain could in turn cause seizures as a result of that damage. Mastoiditis can cause an infection in the brain, but nowadays it is a condition that is well controlled and easy to cure, so it rarely causes any major problems.
Does the epilepsy have anything to do with nerve cell?
yes, epilepsy cause by the disruption in the conductance of the impulses by the nerve cells. Imbalance between the inhibition and the excitation of the nerve impulse in the brain cause epilepsy.
Will my child have epilepsy if you marry your first cousin?
No. Epileptic seizures are normally caused by a disruption in the normal electrical activity in the brain, sometimes as a result of a small piece of damage to the brain, like someone might sustain in a head injury. Epilepsy can be hereditary, but marrying a cousin is not going to be a cause.
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.
