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Epilepsy occurs in 2-5% of those who have had a head injury; it is much more common in people who have had severe or penetrating injuries.
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Can Epilepsy Be Caused By Whiplash?
If someone was to sustain a head injury in an accident, it could potentially lead to epilepsy. So in the course of getting whiplash, it is possible to sustain a head injury and that could result in epilepsy. For individual cases a lot of examination would have to go into finding out what exactly happened and can the seizures be attributed to the head injury.
What can cause epillipsy?
Brain damage from a head injury or toxic substances can cause epilepsy.
Will you have epilepsy for life?
Not necessarily. It will depend on the type and cause of epilepsy. Some children get epilepsy which stops when they grow up. Some people get epilepsy as a result of a head injury. If the head injury heals their seizures may stop. Some people will have their epilepsy for life. They could have it for all of their life, or get it at some point and then have it for the rest of their life. Epilepsy can be controlled by medication, so some people get their epilepsy under control and if they stick to looking after themselves, they will not have seizures although technically they still have epilepsy. Each case is different and it has to be monitored by the person and their doctor.
Can there be personality changes before a person has their first seizure?
Epilepsy is a physical illness, not a psychological or psychiatric one. So in general the answer is no. One reason for Epilepsy can be a head injury. A head injury in itself could cause problems for a person which might change their behaviour, but it would be nothing to do with the Epilepsy. A change in behaviour would be another side-effect of the head injury like the Epilepsy itself would be, but they have no connection to each other. Those would be rare, so as I said, the answer to your question would be no in the vast majority of cases.
Can a 4 year old get epilepsy after getting a head injury a month before having seizures?
A head injury can cause seizures at any age. This is one of the reasons why when a child bangs their head, they should be checked out
How do you avoid getting epilepsy?
There are many reasons and causes of epilepsy, so it is not really possible to say what can be done to avoid it. It isn't like an infectious disease that you can get vaccinated against. Only about 1 in every 200 people have some form of epilepsy. Something like a head injury can result in epilepsy, so you could say that trying to avoid getting any sort of a serious head injury in your lifetime is one way or trying to avoid getting epilepsy.
Is it common to have epilepsy for abuse victims?
Epilepsy is not normally associated with abuse. It can, however, be associated with repeated or severe head trauma.
Were people with epilepsy qualified for special education from 1970?
When someone is seizure free can there memory and thinking improve after a head injury..
The most common motorcycle injury is?
head trauma
Can you have seizures from a head injury seizures that dont show up on an eeg?
Yes, it is quite common for those who have Partial Epilepsy for EEG's and MRI's to be clear as the section is not thin enough or only a small part of the brain is affected.
Who are the most common carriers of epilepsy?
There are no "carriers" of epilepsy. It is not an infection or a contagious disease. You cannot catch epilepsy from someone. It can however be genetic, but only in rare cases, There are many forms and many causes of epilepsy. It is not really a single condition. Epilepsy is a word that covers all of them. It is defined as the tendency to have recurring seizures. Many different things can cause seizures. You could have seizures as a result of a head injury for example. Other people would get their seizures for completely different reasons.
What are some symptoms and criteria for a head injury?
There are many symptoms and criteria for a head injury. You can get some serious damage to the brain. Brain injuries are the most common injury to the head.
