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What is a generalized seizure?
Generalized status can preferentially manifest with tonic, clonic, absence, and/or myoclonic seizures. Hence, status can be merely a prolongation of commonly observed individual seizure types.
What happens in drop attacks?
In drop attacks, the child falls suddenly to the ground. This may be because the legs suddenly fold up (atonic seizure) or stiffen (tonic seizures), or because of a violent jerk (myoclonic seizure) that throws the child to the floor.
What do myoclonic seizures consist of?
Myoclonic seizures are characterized by brief, involuntary spasms of the tongue or muscles of the face, arms, or legs. Myoclonic seizures are most apt to occur when waking after a night's sleep.
What is a myoclonus jerk?
The medical phrase is "myoclonic tremor". It is caused by either an injury or condition that affects the nervous system, literally the nerves. Myoclonic tremor is often from a spinal injury. Myoclonic refers to the frequency and quality of the tremor, e.g. fast, slow, rhythmic, etc. Myoclonic can be further distinguished as tonic or clonic, which refers to the degree of musle rigidity that occurs during the myoclonic tremor. Note that the words jerk, jerks, or jerking are offensive to a person who has tremors.
What is the spasm right as you drift off to sleep?
It is a myoclonic or hypnic jerk.
Why do you think the muscles and the nervous system are the predominant tissue affected in Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged red Fibers disease?
from what we know about the mitochondria why do you think the muscles and the nervous system are the predominant tissue affect in the disease known as myoclonic epilepsy with reagged red fibers (MERFF)
What is the Hebrew word for seizure?
seizure (medical) = hetkef (התקף) seizure (grabbing) = tfisah (תפיסה)
How long do you have to stare at something to get a seizure?
Staring at something won't give you a seizure. Flashing lights have been known to cause seizure activity in those who already have a seizure disorder.
Can electro stimulation cause a seizure in a person who has never had a seizure?
Yes, electroconvulsive therapy can cause a seizure in people that have never had a seizure. However, beyond that, general electrical stimulation on the body (such as with a TENS machine) should not induce a seizure in a person who is not an epileptic.
My friends having a seizure?
If your friend is having a seizure, you will need to call for help. If the seizure is very bad, call 911.
A major epileptic seizure is referred to as?
A Grand Mal seizure.
What are signs of a seizure?
With a seizure you see shaking and foaming out of the mouth.
