Epilepsy

No, an anticonvulsant is administered to prevent seizures, not a sedative. Sedatives are used to depress the central nervous system to produce calm and diminished responsiveness without producing sleep.

Adrenaline; AKA: Epinephrine AKA: Norepinephrine all stimulate Alpha 1, Beta 1, and Beta 2 receptors in the body. Stimulating Beta 1 receptors causes less blood flow to non-vital parts of the body thereby giving more blood to important areas such as skeletal muscles, lungs, and brain. Stimulating Beta 1 receptors causes increased heart contraction and the strength of each contraction; this increased blood circulation keeping the blood well oxygenated by the lungs and provides this oxygen to the lungs. Stimulating Beta 2 receptors also causes the airways to enlarge allowing greater airflow to the lungs to further oxygenate the blood. Stimulating Beta 2 receptors also causes arteries to expand to muscles increasing blood to them and causes eyes to dilate to help you see better.

When you bring all this together coupled with the brain just works better on Adrenaline, it just works faster, your responce time is reduced. Muscles have plenty of oxygen and glucose to burn. Your body is ready to preform at its maximum.

The most common diagnostic test is the EEG or electro encephalogram.

No. A person who is having a seizure might not have control of his mouth, throat or swallowing functions and might swallow it. There is also the danger of them biting on the object and doing damage to themselves, like breaking teeth or swallowing a broken part of the item. Despite the common misconception, a person cannot swallow their tongue. The tongue can roll back a bit, but this is a natural occurrence and poses no threat to breathing. So putting something into their mouth is not going to achieve anything.

There are several mechanisms in which epilepsies can be inherited. So-called simple Mendelian inheritance occurs with benign familial neonatal convulsions and autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy.

As a seizure can happen at any time, someone who is driving at the time is obviously a potential risk. Different countries have different laws relating to driving and epilepsy. Someone who has any history of epilepsy is often barred for life from driving something like a bus and there is no way they could ever get a pilot license. For a car, it is often a case that they have to be clear of seizures for a period of time, like a year or two, before they will be allowed to get a driving license. A truck being a larger vehicle, poses a larger potential risk on a road, so the law would be stricter, but that depends on where someone is. It differs from one place to another. You would need to check with the laws where you are.

They are pretty good ^^

Epilepsy is not a directly lethal disease :-)

The chance of dying by Epilepsy is smaller than the chance of getting hit by a coke-bottle falling from a plane ^^

You'd have to lose control of your body and fall and damage yourself in a hidiously bad way, or having a seizure while driving a car etc...

It's not likely to die from an epileptic seizure ^^

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No. It is a condition where someone has a tendency to have seizures. Why this happens varies from person to person. There are many forms of Epilepsy and many causes. But it is not a disease. It is not infectious or anything like that.

The thing to do would be to make sure the person can breath (lay him/her over on his/her side) and just make sure the person doesn't injure him/herself by falling and biting him/herself is common in seizures, it hurts like hell though....

...and you should make sure people "watching" knows it's nothing serious and that it's normal and tell them about epilepsy :-)

I don't know if Stesolid works with tonic clonic seizures, however it should, so give him/her one if it lasts more than 3 minutes ;-)

There are all sorts of causes of Epilepsy. Different people have it for different reasons. It can happen as a result of a head injury for example. It may be an indication of something more seriously wrong. People who develop brain cancer can first experience seizures. About 1 in every 200 people have epilepsy but almost anyone can experience an epilepsy-related incident during their lifetime. Some people have epilepsy during childhood but it stops as they grow older. People can have experiences of it during their teenage years as their body changes, but again it can clear up later.

There are many causes for epilepsy so in theory anyone can get it. A brain injury sustained in an accident could be one reason. So it is hard to prevent someone having accidents. In terms of someone who has epilepsy preventing their seizures, then taking medication and avoiding things that can trigger their particular seizures will help prevent them having their seizures. Even doing these things doesn't 100% guarantee that a person won't have a seizure as sometimes it is difficult to avoid things that may cause their seizures, like stress. There are so many causes and triggers for epilepsy and each person is different, so what works for one person may not work for another person or may even be totally irrelevant to another person as their seizures are caused by something else. For example it is commonly believed that flashing lights cause seizures. That is only for about 3% to 5% of people who have epilepsy. So for most people with epilepsy it is not necessary to keep away from flashing lights, as it has no affect on them.

There are people in the military who have epilepsy. Some will have developed it after joining and have then had their duties changed. Someone with severe epilepsy would certainly have no chance of getting in. However, someone with minor epilepsy might be able to join, but have restricted duties. Contact your local recruiting office or an army medical officer, or even your doctor. They will have more information.

About 1 in every 200 people have Epilepsy. Nearly everyone will experience some sort of incident in their lives that could be regarded as an epilepsy-related. Epilepsy is a broad ranging illness that comes in many forms. It may happen once and never again to someone, or a few times for a short period and then clear up. The nature and form of it may be barely noticeable, or could be some unexplained fainting or something very significant.

Epilepsy can make your body do random involuntary movements for example a seizure. Depending on what part of the brain is affected different parts of your body are also affected. However Epilepsy doesn't always manifest itself in this way. It can also be something as simple as someone fainting or like them having a momentary lapse in concentration, that no one around them will even notice, and sometimes even the person themselves won't realise has happened. They may do something like start talking to themselves repeatedly and then come back to normal a few minutes later. Epilepsy can manifest itself by someone feeling a bit strange for a moment.

Any of these things could of course be as a result of other factors. Epilepsy can therefore be hard to diagnose for certain. It is usually if there is a regular occurrence of any of these symptoms that indicates some medical issue is the cause. A good doctor or specialist would confirm that the person has some form of Epilepsy.

My son was ridiculously hyperactive in his first four years, then petit mal (absence seizures) were exceptionally noticeable-even up to four minutes if left alone, and he could automatically do just about everything- scary concept if ur child is crossing the street alone on his way to school, or playing contact sport or being bullied because of seizures:( he'll keep walking, but not be aware of anything. he was diagnosed as positive with EEG tests etc, and went onto epilim for about four years. his concentration improved , but during the initial phases his medication was too high and he became violently hyperactive, reduced the meds and back to perfect.

after three years solid with no seizures we stopped epilim and it hasn't returned since. he has however suffered typical (and very frustrating)adhd symptoms- he plays drums when the hyperactivity gets too much and his legs never stop moving.hes never been diagnosed with add/adhd BUT i am certain that this explains EVERYTHING. in my mind there is a definite link between them.

his father has tourettes with adhd so it is highly possible...

Seizures are the main sign. The "size" or grade of the seizure varies with the type of Epilepsi you have. How often you have seizure depends on wether you are letting something trigger it (poorly explained), like if you're smoking that might trigger a seizure or if your alcohol level gets to high or if your body temperature gets to high or to low you can also get a seizure.

Anyway if you're having cramps or you're unable to control your body and/or unable to talk (you are able to make sounds, yet not say fully sentences or words) you might be having a seizure

My son is on 2500 mg of depakote er. His doctor has him check his blood levels and he needs this high dose for the medication to be effective. It has changed his life for the better. The only problem is significant weight gain. Hopefully they will come up with something in the future to help with this.

Someone who is having a seizure can sometimes be like in a day dream and not conscious of what is happening around them, so they may appear to be staring into space. That is not the case with all seizures though.

Epilepsy is diagnosed when someone has had several seizures. Various tests can be done to try and establish the cause, although for many people no cause can be found, as there are many potential cause. People will go on medication to help control their epilepsy.

Epilepsy is itself a medical term. Epilepsy has many forms, so there are many individual types of epilepsy. Epilepsy is defined as the tendency to have recurring seizures. A seizure is not epilpesy. It is a symptom of epilepsy.

It depends what the triggers are for your epilepsy. The BEST advice - would be to consult your doctor. They would be able to tell you whether it's safe for you to go on one. Additionally - they may issue you with a letter giving you the 'all clear' - just in case the parks owners are sceptical about letting you ride.

If it is under the left eye then it means that the person has murdered two people.

Tho if it under the right eye it could mean a few thing like losing a close family member or friend. But i know the right eye doesnt mean murder.