Question 1

would you please help describe the usual questions to ask doctors about a child's condition with seizures?

Accepted Answer

Cause,Longterm effec: Cause, long term issues are important. Feberile seizures usually limited to childhood, epilepsy and other pathologic conditions need definitive tretment and close fu. They carry longterm detrimental outcome.

Question 2

what is the medical term that describes seizures occurring after a woman has a baby?

Accepted Answer

Postpartum seizures: Postpartum seizures have a variety of causes, including pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, hypertension, sheehan's syndrome, hypoglycemia, new onset epilepsy, caffeine toxicity, and certain drugs.

Question 3

when referring to seizures, would "loss of consciousness" be better described as "alteration of consciousness"?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Seizures can be partial or generalized. These categories mean either without or with loss of consciousness. It is important to note a seizure can be very short in duration so the loss of consciousness may be so brief and one is often sleep or fatigued following a seizure so that may be perceived as an alteration of consciousness.

Question 4

what are seizures?

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Bad brain activity: A seizure is an abnormal motor or sensory event that is caused by abnormal electrical discharges of the brain.  Usually the brain can inhibit or suppress abnormal activity.  However in certain disease states, genetic syndromes, scarring of the brain or acute infection or injury, the brain inhibition is lost and seizure activity will occur.

Question 5

what causes seizures?

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Seizures: There are a great number of reasons.  Whole textbooks have been written concerning this subject.
If you have a specific problem, consult with your doctor.

Question 6

what causes seizures?

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Seizures: Seizure is caused usually by abnormal brain wave activity which arises from an area of abnormality in the brain.

Question 7

what causes seizures?

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Excitable brain cell: Anything that causes brain cells to be irritated or overexcitable can cause a seizure.  Genetic causes of epilepsy that lead to an abnormality in excitability of neurons or miswiring of connections can cause seizures.  Also, any scar or lesion on the brain can cause seizure.  Infections and other conditions that alter the body's normal chemistry can cause seizures.

Question 8

am i having seizures?

Accepted Answer

Depends on symptoms: Any person can have a seizure, regardless of state of health or use of medications. If a person has repeated seizures, or a detectable abnormality in the brain that is a starting point for seizures, then she has "epilepsy," meaning a condition that leads to repeated seizures. A person worried about having symptoms can write a symptom diary and review it when seeing her doctor for evaluation.

Question 9

what causes seizures ?

Accepted Answer

Over active neurons: A seizure is when the brain cell allows too much sodium or calcium and water follows, disrupting the flow of chemicals and waste products through special "gates."  seizure meds are "gate blockers" to stop this from happening.

Question 10

what triggers seizures ?

Accepted Answer

Many conditions : many conditions can trigger a seizure. There usually needs to be a scar on the brain at your age group. Infection, lack of sleep and skipping meals can lower the seizure threshold enough to trigger a seizure.

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