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Seizures
There are two main types of seizure, epileptic seizures and non-epileptic seizures. There are many causes, including fever, medications, injury, disease, parasites, and more.
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Yes. Dehydration and impaction are the most common reasons lizards have seizures.
What do akinetic seizures consist of?
Limp posture and a brief period of unconsciousness are features of akinetic seizures, which occur in young children. Akinetic seizures, which cause the child to fall, also are called drop attacks.
Are color blindness and seizures connected?
My teen has limited color blindness after two seizures and a near death experience . Both were in water ie the gulf of Mexico so no more beach for him.
What causes electrical activity in the brain do have a seizure?
There is constant electrical activity in the brain. A seizure can occur when an increased amount of electrical activity happens. For different people the actual reasons also differ. So there is no single or simple answer to the question. Different people have different triggers or their seizures.
Sometimes it can also be because of slight damage to an area of the brain, though that does not necessarily mean that the person is brain damaged or is in some way retarded. Neither are they mentally ill as epilepsy is a physical not mental illness. So someone can have a slight piece of damage on their brain but it does not affect them in any way in their ordinary lives, except that they may get seizures.
People often associate flashing lights with seizures, although less than 5% of people who have seizures are in any way affected by flashing lights, but have other causes for their seizures. Stress can be a cause. People may have seizures because of some other health factor that affects their brain, like if they had suffered a head injury or if they had some other physical problem with their brain, like if they had a tumour. So there are many reasons why electrical activity in the brain could be disrupted.
What agent causes pinpointed pupils excessive sweating nausea vomiting and generalized seizures?
any kind of over use of pain killers will cause pin pointed pupils. That is a major sign that over dose or a seizure is very near.
Are seizures associated with border collies?
According to the American Border Collie Association, it is one of three primary genetic diseases associated with the breed (the other two are Hip Displasia and Collie Eye Anomaly.)
Is there any way to prove if you had a seizure?
describe what might have happened to you to a professional or to your doctor
Who pays the medical expenses if you had a seizure at work?
If it was caused by something work related, worker's comp or your company's insurance does.
What can cause complex partial seizures?
Complex partial seizures have no known cause other than coming from a form of epilepsy. These seizures are often preceded by a seizure aura, and usually resort in an altered state of conciousness.
What happens during a seizure?
It depends on the type that it is. An absent seizure is often when someone loosed contact with reality, they will stare off at nothing without blinking, they will be unresponsive to any sound or touch. They will often ask if someone can repeat what they said. Sometimes they will stop breathing. And another type of seizure is when you begin to stare, then your body will lock up, you will be unable to breath correctly or at all, you will begin to shake and sometimes this makes the person sick.
Can you have a seizure and not shake but have numbness?
Seizures can come in many forms for many reasons, not every seizure has shaking involved in its presentation. Femoral seizures present no shaking but a lack of lucidity and confusion. Numbness can be anything from pressure on a nerve to a stroke or heart attack. Many things can trigger seizures and various types, if this is a concern you should talk to your doctor about any numbness or events you have had, these are signs that something needs to be looked at by a medical professional.
What is the Primary etiology of seizure?
Primary etiology of seizure is any form of brain injury. When the electrical impulses escape their limit in the brain, this will cause seizure.
Can someone contact epilepsy if he have sister with epilepsy?
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
No. Epilepsy is not a contagious disease or infection. It is not possible to "catch" epilepsy from someone. If your sister had a broken arm and you played with her, that would not break your arm. Epilepsy is also a physical condition. So you can very safely play with your sister and have no fears of catching epilepsy from her.
When do tonic seizures most often occur?
Tonic seizures commonly occur during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep and drowsiness.
Is having a seizure the same as going into shock?
no not at all. i have had some seizures. when you have a seizure, you usually see an aura, which looks like a light that moves in front of you eyes. if you have a grand mal seizure, you usually just black out and then, you start to jerk your body. going into shock is totally different. you just basically go blank. well, i guess it is kind of like some seizures. the most common seizure is the simple partial. many people dont even know when they have a simple partial. sometimes, simple partials lead to complex partials. complex partials are when you see the aura, then black out. when you have a simple partial, you just go blank, then move on. so, i guess having shock can be a little like simple partial seizures, but they are not at all the same. no not at all. i have had some seizures. when you have a seizure, you usually see an aura, which looks like a light that moves in front of you eyes. if you have a grand mal seizure, you usually just black out and then, you start to jerk your body. going into shock is totally different. you just basically go blank. well, i guess it is kind of like some seizures. the most common seizure is the simple partial. many people dont even know when they have a simple partial. sometimes, simple partials lead to complex partials. complex partials are when you see the aura, then black out. when you have a simple partial, you just go blank, then move on. so, i guess having shock can be a little like simple partial seizures, but they are not at all the same.
Does magnetic jewelry effect seizures?
There are all sorts of epilepsy and may causes. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is one thing used to examine people with epilepsy. As it uses magnetism, it is not a risk to people with epilepsy, so magnetic jewellery should have no effects either.
