Question 1

what treats generalized seizures in adults?

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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 are the signs that i'm having seizures?

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Siezures: Some signs are confusion, difficulty thinking or speaking, loss of postural tone (falling), involuntary movements of the limbs and/or shaking, loss of bladder or bowel control, staromg  and stopping an activity,  loss of consciousness.  Some may experience afeeling of time lost (absence seizure), a sense of being familiar in a strange place.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

what are some signs of mini seizures? from a standpoint of the person having them, assuming they are unaware of them.

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Clarify term, thanks: Mini seizure is not a clinical term.  I'm not certain if you mean complex partial seizures.  In these seizures, patients appear to "zone out", where they are unarousable.  They may have some "clicking" but are not aware and not able to talk.  Unlike a grand mal seizure, there is no shaking of the arms and legs and foaming of the mouth.

If you mean a different type, please re-ask question.  Thanks.

Question 7

are there any real early warning signs of an impending first time seizure?

Accepted Answer

Risk factors: There are no warnings for a first time seizure. There are risk factors: difficult or complicated maternal labor, low apgar scores at birth, febrile seizures as a child, meningitis, encephalitis, head injury with loss of consciousness or loss of memory to name a few.  Auras are commonly viewed as a warning that a seizure is about to happen. In fact they are actually simple partial seizures.

Question 8

why is seizure a sign of glioma?

Accepted Answer

It's not: Brain tumors can present with many problems, seizures being one.  We are often taught that if a seizure is the first symptom a patient has that leads to the diagnosis of a brain tumor, that they will likely have a more favorable outcome.  There are a multitude of "gliomas" - some are relatively benign and slow growing, and those are the ones in which seizure can be the first sign.

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

what are the symptoms and signs of a febrile seizure?

Accepted Answer

See below: This is, normally a brief, less than 5 minutes, generalized seizure with loss of consciousness. They occur at the onset of a fever. And, sometimes the seizure happens before you know your child has a fever. They commonly occur between 6 months to 6 years of age.

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