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What causes seizures in older people?
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Some answers: Atherosclerosis with or without strokes, evolving tumors, medication reactions, trauma, blood clots or hematomas, cardiac events with secondary cerebral ischemia, carbon monoxide in poorly ventilated homes.
Answered 12/19/2019
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Many things.: Tumors, alcohol withdrawal, bleeding in head, old areas of scar, brain infections - including parasites, toxins, metabolic causes ( too little blood sugar) and of course unknown causes - epilepsy.
Answered 2/20/2013
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