Epilepsy

Dilantin (phenytoin) is an anti-epileptic drug used to control seizures. It is not a statin drug.

An epileptic seizure is usually caused by some electrical activity in the brain. We all have electrical activity in the brain. If there is an excessive amount, this can cause an epileptic seizure. This can cause the person not to feel well, possibly lose conciousness, and have unusual physical activity because their brain is not working properly. Some physical activity could be very minor, like small movements or could be much larger like physical jolting of parts of the body. A seizure will usually not last very long and the person will soon return to normal.

Your doctor would advise you on the time to take your medication and the dosage, as may the pharmacist. Instructions will normally come with it. Commonly people take medications morning and/or evening, and often around the time of a meal. If you are required to take it twice a day for example, you might take it at breakfast and again before going to bed at night. If possible, you would normally take medication at a similar time each day.

Epilepsy has a wide range of causes, with different people having different triggers for their epilepsy. For some tiredness would be a problem and as a general rule for good health, people should get good sleep.

PDE - caused by inflammation of the brain Epilepsy - caused by abnormal or excessive neural activity PDE - progressive, no cure, generally results in death within 3 months Epilepsy - can be treated with medication, pugs can live full and happy lives for years after diagnosis Basically, if you have a pug who is suffering from seizures, you want it to be epilepsy. My little puggy girl has epilepsy, and lives a pretty normal life. We've found triggers for her are overstimulation with other dogs, pumpkin, and stress. Her seizures are pretty infrequent, so the vet and I decided medication was not necessary at this point. We control them through avoidance. I also make sure to keep the vet's numbers and emergency vet numbers handy at all times.

According to the DKMS website (the world's largest marrow donor center), people with certain conditions are limited or prohibited in donating marrow. Epileptic donors are limited:

"More than one seizure in the past year or multiple seizures are not acceptable. Epilepsy controlled with medication, when there has been no more than one seizure in the past year, is acceptable." -dkmsamericas.org

Also keep in mind that even though you may have controlled seizures for over a year, the process of donating may lower your seizure threshold.

Unless someone has very severe epilepsy, there is no reason why they cannot play sports. People with epilepsy are well able to do many things. So even if they were playing a sport and had a seizure, they could just stop until they felt better. The vast majority of the time they would not have a seizure and so be well able to take part in all sorts of sports. There are only a few sports that are a risk, normally ones involving cars or motorbikes or planes for example. So with only a few exceptions, having epilepsy does not really affect participation in sport.

Like anyone, a person with epilepsy has 23 pairs of chromosomes. The causes for epilepsy are wide and varied and although it can be inherited, for most people the causes are nothing to do with genetics. The brain is a very complex organ and so many things can go wrong, and some of these things can cause seizures. If you were in an accident and sustained a head injury, it is possible that you would start to have seizures for example. If you have a number of seizures, then you would be diagnosed as having epilepsy. Anyone can have a seizure at any time. Lots of people will have a seizure at some point in their life. People that have epilepsy are people that have seizures several times. So chromosomes have little to do with epilepsy.

For most people with epilepsy, nothing will happen. A common misconception is that anyone that has epilepsy will have their seizures triggered when they see flashing lights. However, that is only for people with a form of epilepsy known as photosensitive epilepsy. That is only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy. For the others, it has no effect whatsoever. Their seizures would be triggered by other factors. For those that do have photosensitive epilepsy then seeing flashing lights could start a seizure.

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People can go a long time without a seizure but that doesn't mean they are clear of the epilepsy. There are other things to consider, like how long you were getting seizures for, the type and severity of the seizures and the cause of the seizures. You would need to go to a doctor, who would have more details on your case, and let the doctor tell you the answer.

It is normal to feel very sleepy and wiped out after a grand mal seizure. You will want to just go to sleep and sleep for along time. It is also common to feel confused and disorientated.

Any kind of head injury could result in seizure activity. However there are many factors, such as the nature and severity of the head injury, which have to be taken into account, making this a difficult question to answer in detail. It is a case by case basis.

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Some people have been on a wait list for years before getting their seizure alert dog. There are quite a number of organizations that train these animals. The Epilepsy Foundation's website has a link to a list. You will need to call each organization to determine their capabilities, costs, and the length of the wait.

Convulsions would be one term used. In more ancient times, when epilepsy was not understood, people having a seizure might have been thought to have been possessed by some demon. So while it is not a direct term for epilepsy and should not be used, people talking about someone being possessed, might in reality have been just talking about someone having a seizure because they did not understand it.

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.

Potentially, yes. However, it is not so much a case of it coming back, but just not having had a seizure for a very long time, and then having one. Epilepsy is a broad term for the tendency to have seizures. All sorts of things can cause them. There are all sorts of types and severity. Anyone can have a seizure in their life. So someone could have them and then just not get one for a long time, and then have one again. The cause may be the same, but it is also possible that their most recent seizure had a different cause to their others.

I'm going to guess that you have had the dog checked by a vet. and that you are now using some form of anti-seizure meds. to prevent or at least limit them as much as possible. As long as you use caution with your dog, meaning keeping an eye out for the warning signs of a seizure, and then being there to help keep them from hurting themselves during one. Because that is your biggest worry now. You have the meds., you know what it is, now you need to protect them when they can't. This will sound wild, but the dog can feel the seizure coming and many times will try to show you. I always took one of my dogs to the same bed in a corner that was padded when she was in the first stages of a seizure, then I stayed with her until it was over, I wouldn't let her leave that padded area until the episode was over. After many months, and lots of seizures (we were in the adjusting meds phase), she came to me looking all funny and wooblie, waited for me to look at her, and then walked to the bed in the corner. Now, she wasn't perfect about it, but she knew 8 times out of 10, and that was my best warning bell. They can injury themselves so quickly during one, and if you aren't there you won't even know. So, if they have an old injury, or another condition, make sure your vet is aware of it because the tharshing, and strong muscle contractions are hard on them physcially, they must feel like they've run miles afterward. Your dog should live a happy regular life with plently of fun and be fine with some extra TLC! But if you every notice anything different about the seizure it self, call your vet!

They could be signs of a seizure. A person with these symptoms should go to the doctor to get this confirmed. Each individual is different and there are various reasons why things like that might happen, so it would be wrong to give a definitive answer here. Only a doctor could answer that question definitively having examined the individual.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Only about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy are affected by flashing lights, so sunglasses make no difference to other people who have epilepsy. Their seizures are caused by other factors.

Epilepsy is a physical condition. It is not a mental one. It does not generally affect people's behaviour to make them do criminal activities. So it does not play any role in criminal behaviour.

The real reason wouldn't be confirmed until an MRI and EEG was done to see what's happening in the little brain Seizures in infants can be due to infection of the central nervous system or lack of adequate oxygen at birth which could cause epilepsy.

It would take a very serious seizure to do long term damage to the brain to that extent. It is possible, but the huge majority of seizures are nowhere close to doing so. So for the vast majority of people with epilepsy, something like that is not a worry they would have.

A person may do something like clench their teeth during a seizure, but epilepsy does not cause bruxism.