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What chronic neurological condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity?
Epilepsy
Can absent seizures lead to grand mal seizures?
Not necessarily. Some people get both, but some only ever get absence seizures. Epilepsy comes in a wide range of forms and severity, so every case is different.
What are the potential benefits of using zonisamide in cats for the treatment of seizures?
Zonisamide can be beneficial for treating seizures in cats by reducing the frequency and severity of seizures, improving the cat's quality of life, and potentially allowing for lower doses of other seizure medications.
What is divalproex used for?
Divalproex is used to treat certain types of seizures and to prevent migraine headaches. It works by stabilizing electrical activity in the brain and reducing the frequency and severity of seizures or migraines.
How do seizures change when children grow older?
The types of seizures often change. In most cases, the drop seizures subside. They are replaced by partial, complex partial, and secondarily generalized convulsions.
What is a common symptom of epilepsy?
Epilepsy is defined as being the tendency to have recurring seizures. So the primary symptom of epilepsy is seizures. Seizures come in many types and many ranges of severity. There is the stereotypical view of seizures as being someone shaking all over violently, but many seizures can be so mild that you would not even notice that a person who is sitting beside you is having one.
Why would you cut the corpus callosum?
The corpus callosum is sometimes surgically cut in a procedure called a corpus callosotomy to reduce the severity and frequency of seizures in patients with severe epilepsy that cannot be controlled with medication. By cutting the corpus callosum, the spread of abnormal electrical activity between the brain's hemispheres is limited, reducing the severity of seizures.
What kind of epilepsy does AVM cause?
There are many different kinds and severity of seizures. Different people with AVM will experience different kinds of seizures, so there is no simple answer to teh question. Each individual's case is different, so you would have to talk to each individual and see what kind of seizures they are having.
What does epilepsy affect?
Epilepsy affects the brain. During a seizure it can then have effects on other parts of the body, depending on the severity and type of seizures people have.
How does epilepsy effect your family?
Family members will usually watch out for someone who has epilepsy. They will learn what to do as they get used to the person's seizures. As they do, it becomes less of a problem within the family. The severity of someone's epilepsy will be a factor. The milder someone's seizures are, the less of a problem it will be.
What is the level of quality of life for someone with epilepsy?
That will depend on the type, severity and frequency of their seizures. Some people may get seizures very rarely and they be very mild, so their quality of life could be very good. At the other extreme, people may get very serious seizures and get lots of them every day. So their quality of life would be badly affected. For most people with epilepsy, their quality of life is quite good and the fact that they have epilepsy has little or no impact on their quality of life.That will depend on the type, severity and frequency of their seizures. Some people may get seizures very rarely and they be very mild, so their quality of life could be very good. At the other extreme, people may get very serious seizures and get lots of them every day. So their quality of life would be badly affected. 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Is epelepsy a serious medical condision?
Yes. It's when people have seizures. They range in severity, but generally yes, it's a bad and unfortunate thing to have. Medication can be prescribed to control it.
