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The seizures of epilepsy are due to unregulated spreading of electrical activity from one part of the brain to other parts.

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Can carbon monoxide cause epilepsy?

Exposure to high levels of carbon monoxide can cause neurological symptoms such as confusion, seizures, and in severe cases, coma or death. However, it is not a direct cause of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures that can have various causes, including genetic factors, brain injuries, infections, or abnormalities in brain development.


Most common cause of seizures in children?

Febrile seizures, which are triggered by a high fever in young children, are the most common cause of seizures in children. Other common causes include epilepsy, infections, brain injuries, and genetic factors. Proper diagnosis and treatment are necessary to manage seizures in children effectively.


A disorder of the nervous system in which the patient experiences seizures is?

Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures. Seizures occur due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain, often resulting in temporary changes in behavior, awareness, or sensation. Treatment for epilepsy usually involves medications, lifestyle modifications, and sometimes surgery.


Do 3D films affect people with epilepsy badly or is that an old wives tale?

There are many kinds of epilepsy with many causes and triggers. People with a form known as photosensitive epilepsy can have their seizures triggered by things like flashing lights, strobe lights, fast moving video screens etc. Some of them could be affected by films if there is a lot of changing images and flashing. However, only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy have the photosensitive form. So while it is widely thought that flashing lights can trigger seizures in anyone that has epilepsy, most people who have epilepsy are not affected by that at all.


What phobia is the fear of epilepsy?

The fear of epilepsy is known as "epilepsyphobia" or "seizure phobia." It involves an intense fear of witnessing or experiencing seizures, often leading to anxiety and avoidance behaviors. Treatment may involve therapy to address the specific phobia and educate individuals about epilepsy to reduce fear and stigma.

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Does epilepsy causes seizures?

Epilepsy is defined as the tendency of having recurring seizures. Seizures don't "turn into" epilepsy. Epilepsy is a broad ranging term that covers a range of things, but generally relating to the fact that someone has recurring seizures. If someone is having recurring seizures, then they should got to see a doctor and try to find out what is the cause of them, and get a formal diagnosis of their problem.


What is the difference between epilepsy and seizures?

Epilepsy is the name of the illness. Someone who has epilepsy gets seizures. Epilepsy is the tendency to get seizures. Someone who gets regular seizures can be diagnosed as having Epilepsy.


is Elipsey the same thing as seiziures?

No epilepsy is a condition that causes seizures


Which gender gets epilepsy faster?

Epilepsy has many causes and there are many reasons why people get seizures. Gender does not particularly have any influence on who gets epilepsy, when they have seizures, what age they may start to have seizures or how fast a seizure happens.


Which medical condition is characterized by grand mal and petit mal?

Epilepsy is the medical condition characterized by both grand mal seizures (generalized tonic-clonic seizures) and petit mal seizures (absence seizures). Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes abnormal brain activity leading to seizures. Treatment typically involves medications to help control and manage the seizures.


A seizure can be a signs of?

REcurring seizures would indicate that you have epilepsy. There are many forms of epilepsy and many causes of it. There are also many types of seizure. For each individual that gets seizures it is important for them to see a doctor to specifically try to identify the causes for them. one type of seizures is gand-mal


Does smoking cause epileptic seizure?

Not necessarily. Epilepsy has a wide range of causes. Anything that has a strong affect on the brain can be likely to cause seizures. Smoking hard substances that affect the brain could lead to seizures.


What are Seizures are likely to be associated with?

If someone has regular seizures, then they have epilepsy. What causes their seizures can be many different things, as it is different for different people. What form their seizures take will also be different for different people.


Does technology cause a seizure?

There are many causes of seizures. Flashing lights or strobe lights can trigger seizures in people who have what is known as photosensitive epilepsy, but that is only about 3% of people who have epilepsy. Lights are technology, so for those people, then it can, but for most people with epilepsy, it is not a risk.


What are chronic recurring seizures called?

Epilepsy.


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 possible causes of seizures other than epilepsy?

If someone gets recurring seizures, they are said to have epilepsy. The causes of individual seizures can be the same. It is just that someone only gets one once or a small amount of times. So causes could be a head injury, trauma, a temporary chemical imbalance in the brain, a brain tumour and many other things.