Question 1

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 2

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 3

what causes an adult to start having simple partial seizures?

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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 4

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

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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 5

what causes seizures in children at the age of 21 months?

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Many things: Seizures in children can be caused by fever, by genetic causes of epilepsy, by metabolic derangements during illness, and by structural lesions in the brain.  Therefore a full workup is indicated in any child who has a first seizure.

Question 6

what works for treating generalized seizures in children?

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 7

can fevers cause seizures in children?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Fevers can cause seizures in children generally between the ages of 6 months to 5 years.  However, it is not as common above 3 years of age.

Question 8

how often do seizures in children come from pvl?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: The actual relationship between periventricular leukomalacia and seizures is unknown. While it is true that acute brain injury may often manifest with seizures, pvl is something we often see long after the seizures themselves have stopped, although both the seizures and the pvl may have the same underlying cause. Once pvl is discovered, the risk of subsequent seizures is about 20%.

Question 9

can you tell me about children experiencing sleep "seizures?

Accepted Answer

Many types / causes: Nocturnal seizures can occur in many different genetic and symptomatic epilepsy syndrome. Most seizures are more likely to occur in sleep. Any specifics ?

Question 10

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.

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