Question 1

how many years to cure the febrile seizure's in kids and adults? what r drugs to cure age 6+ and completed 15+ episodes of fits patient's?

Accepted Answer

Unlikelyfebrileseizu: Febrile seizures are usually "outgrown".No medicine is required, a typical febrile seizure is a single event of short duration.Complex febrile seizures can be multiple and longer.A child of 6 yrs with 15+ episodes needs to see a neurologist as this scenario is inconsistent.Fevers lower our seizure threshold - so for people with seizure disorders are more likely to have increased events when ill

Question 2

what treats generalized seizures in adults?

Accepted Answer

Meds and diet: There are a handful of medications that work well for generalized seizures.  These are generally started one at a time, but sometimes multiple meds are required to control seizures.  There are also other therapies, including the ketogenic diet, which is a high fat, low carbohydrate and adequate protein diet.  There are other dietary therapies such as the modified atkins diet.

Question 3

what are the causes of seizures in adults?

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Many: Unknown is most common, some causes like stroke, infection, tumor, trauma, drugs including alcohol, cardiac irregularity, sudden lowering of blood pressure etc.Etc.

Question 4

what causes an adult to start having simple partial seizures?

Accepted Answer

Brain lesion: A focal brain lesion can provoke a series of focal seizures, "simple partial complex", and not unique to see jacksonian march of motor twitching if a growing lesion is present.  Thus, causes include, tumor, stroke, abscess, localized infective parasite, blood vessel malformation, etc.

Question 5

what do you do if you have unexplained seizures that randomly appear in an adult?

Accepted Answer

See below: Do a thorough history & neurologic work-up including medications, supplements, hx of head trauma, hx of high fevers, ct/mri to check for abnormal anatomy, eeg to analyze brain waves.

Question 6

drugs.com says several of my medications have major interactions could they be beneficial even with so many potentially causing seizures?

Accepted Answer

The potential for: a drug combination to cause seizures does  not mean that they will cause seizures.  Other things are factored in - such as your age, if there is pulmonary or renal disease, if there  is pre-existing seizure disorder.  If there is a high risk for a bad drug interaction then it is less likely that most providers would order it. If a particular side effect occurs very rarely - it may be more faborabl

Question 7

what anesthetic drugs percipitate seizures.?

Accepted Answer

Very Few..: Very few actually precipitate (cause) seizures, although many anesthetic drugs and drugs administered in the "peri-operative . Period" do lower the seizure threshold. This might "increase" the possibility of a seizure if these drugs were given in unusually large amounts, which they rarely are...Narcotics, ketamine, anticholinergics, antihistamines, insulin, some antibiotics. No worry!

Question 8

what is the drug of choice in treating absence seizures?

Accepted Answer

Whatever works: Several medications have been successful in treating absence seizures.  In children this may be ethosuximide, valproate, lamictal, etc.  In adults with focal abnormalities this may include trileptal, vimpat, (lacosamide) zonegran, etc.  A quality eeg is necessary, and a good neurological evaluation is necessary.

Question 9

can an adult have a seizure from holding their breath?

Accepted Answer

No:  This would not cause a seizure. The need to breathe would be overwhelming well before  any lack of oxygen to the brain  would occur.

Question 10

help plz! can prescription drugs cause seizures?

Accepted Answer

Some : prescription medications could potentially lower seizure threshold.

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What anesthetic drugs percipitate seizures.?

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Help plz! can prescription drugs cause seizures?

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