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.

Epilepsy is treated by medication, so things like syrup are irrelevant to its treatment. Epilepsy has many types, causes and levels of severity. Syrup would have no affect on any of those issues either. So there is no best syrup for epilepsy

A Grand Mal seizure.

No. Any properly trained nurse can deal with someone with epilepsy. There are some nurses who specialise in it, so they would have done more detailed studies about epilepsy, not necessarily to the extent of having a degree specifically to do with it.

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form in many different organs, primarily in the brain, eyes, heart, kidney, skin and lungs. You will see it referred to both as tuberous sclerosis (TS) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). The term TSC is used in scientific literature to distinguish tuberous sclerosis complex from Tourette's syndrome. The disease affects some people severely, while others are so mildly affected that it often goes undiagnosed. Some people with TSC experience developmental delay, mental retardation and autism. However, there are also many people with TSC living independent, healthy lives who enjoy challenging professions such as doctors, lawyers, educators and researchers. From the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. Go to www.tsalliance.org for more information.

Yes if the clinical picture is consistant

Epilepsy has a wide variety of forms, causes and severity. As such there is no single thing that can cure all forms of epilepsy. Each case is taken on its own merits and treated differently. Something that works for one person may have no effect for someone else.

Each individual is different, so that question can only really be answered by a doctor who is familiar with the child and the state of their health. It would depend on the state of their epilepsy and tubular sclerosis. Some sports may be possible, but not others.

From epilepsy.com

The overall life expectancy of people who have epilepsy is the same as for anybody else if they are otherwise pretty healthy. Some people whose epilepsy is caused by things like a stroke or a brain tumor may die sooner from those conditions, of course.

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Injuries sometimes come along with Uncontrolled Seizures. The average life span would be shorter in those cases.

Most people with epilepsy lead very normal lives, but it is not fun to have a seizure and for some people epilepsy can cause problems in their lives and restrict what they can do.

It does not trigger epilepsy, but a low blood glucose does cause seizures. The seizures stop once the blood sugar is returned to normal.

Any woman can give birth to a sociopath. Epilepsy is not a mental illness, which seems to be the basis for your question. Epilepsy is a physical illness. As any woman can give birth to a sociopath then so could a woman with epilepsy. However there would be no connection with the fact that the woman has epilepsy as to what way her child would be.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) itself does not directly cause epilepsy, but there is a potential link between the two. Individuals with PTSD may experience seizures, which can be psychogenic in nature, stemming from psychological distress rather than neurological causes. Additionally, the stress and trauma associated with PTSD can increase the risk of developing seizure disorders in some individuals, especially if there is a pre-existing vulnerability. However, more research is needed to fully understand the relationship between PTSD and epilepsy.

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements especially hand-flapping, frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a happy demeanour.

Treatment

There is currently no cure available. The epilepsy can be controlled by the use of one or more types of anticonvulsant medications. However, there are difficulties in ascertaining the levels and types of anticonvulsant medications needed to establish control, because AS is usually associated with having multiple varieties of seizures, rather than just the one as is normal cases of epilepsy. Many families use melatonin to promote sleep in a condition which often affects sleep patterns. Many individuals with Angelman Syndrome sleep for a maximum of 5 hours at any one time. Mild laxatives are also used frequently to encourage regular bowel movements and early intervention with physiotherapy is important to encourage joint mobility and prevent stiffening of the joints.

Epilepsy is caused by an increased amount of electrical activity in the brain. To track this you would need to conduct and EEG (Electroencephalography) or an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan on an individual, and compare normal activity to seizure activity. There can be various levels of severity for seizures and seizures come in many forms and so there would be a broad range of data to go through and comparisons to be made, even between one seizure and another.

I have tremors so bad sometimes that I need help staninding up. Is it normal to use primidone for this kind of tremors?

If some damage was done to the brain as a result of a stroke, it is possible that seizures could result. However, a stroke and a seizure are very different things and each have their own causes.

There is no particular reason why it should. People get seizures for a variety of reasons. Different people have different things that cause them. Unless they had some particular reaction to pain or it caused them severe stress and that was one of their triggers, then it would not cause a seizure. Anyone deciding to have body piercings would be aware of their own epilepsy and shouldn't have any problem with it.

To be accurate, it is known as a seizure. Epilepsy is the name of the condition where people have seizures. Anyone can have a seizure at some stage of their life. People who get regular seizures are diagnosed as having epilepsy.

Not necessarily. You can get seizures for a wide variety of reasons, so a lot of it will depend on what is the cause. Many people have seizures when they are children which stop when they are older. People might get seizures after suffering a head injury. These might stop after a while as they recover. Other people may have some permanent damage to their brain, like a scar, and may have seizures for the rest of their lives. Some people will get one seizure and never have one again. Epilepsy is when someone has recurring seizures, so a person who only has one does not really have Epilepsy. Anyone can have a seizure at any time in their life. People can have Epilepsy but have it controlled well by medication and so rarely get seizures as long as they are on the medication. They may have to stay on it for the rest of their lives, but they might not get many seizures.

So you see there are a lot of factors to be considered when it comes to how long someoene will have seizures for. Each individual is different. Only a good doctor can answer that question for any particular individual. For some, they will have it for the rest of their life and others won't.

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However, there is a list of conditions to follow e.g. there must have been no hospital admissions within the last 12 months.

You could, but it is not advisable to drive any kind of vehicle if you have epilepsy. Different countries have different rules in terms of driving with epilepsy and how long someone has to be seizure-free before they can be allowed to drive.

Epilepsy is not fatal in its own right. Someone could die if they get a seizure in the wrong circumstances, such as driving a car or taking part in some dangerous activity. Obviously someone with uncontrolled Epilepsy should not be taking part in dangerous activities without medical advice or supervision. It is those kind of factors that have to be taken into consideration. Even if someone has uncontrolled epilepsy, they could live a long time. Someone with well controlled Epilepsy could have a seizure in a dangerous situation too. So there is no real definitive answer to your question.

To find a guide on epilepsy one could ask their current doctor. Information can also be found at the library or websites like Web MD or the Mayo CLinic.

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