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Night seizures
A night seizure is a condition in which a person has a convulsion (seizure) during the night. Seizures can happen day or night, and are due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain, causing changes in behavior such as rhythmic movements or confusion. Children's night terrors are not seizures but are sleep disturbances that include anxiety, panic, screaming, etc...
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A 40-year old asked:
What causes night seizures?
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What are the tests for night seizures?
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A 42-year old asked:
What symptoms do people with night seizures usually have?
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A 25-year old asked:
Is that feeling of falling and suddenly jolting awake the same thing as night seizures?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the treatment for night seizures?
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A 36-year old asked:
What could cause night seizures or sleep paralysis?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are there good natural alternative therapies for night seizures?
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A member asked:
I'm looking for the best medicine to control night seizures for my 21 year old son. He is on 4000mg of keppra (levetiracetam) a day, but seems like not doing the job?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Can only night seizures been noticeable by myself? I have shakening in head sometimes during sleep but I feel that I am something between sleep and asleep. I understand what happens. I tell myself OK everything it's OK, stop and stops. What it is?
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A member asked:
Can arrhythmias cause major sleep disturbances nightly? (i have already been tested for apnea and night seizures and have differing results...).
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A 17-year old female asked:
Im epileptic and have never had night seizures before. I've been waking up tired, bitten tongue, bruised head, leg over the bed. Should I be concerned?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I work with a individual with autism that has night time seizures. We noticed that about a few days to a week before she has a seizure she get very aggressive and moody. Is this something that happens before seizures or is it in our heads?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Safe to work 3rd shift job if seizure disorder completely under control for six months with meds? Any relationship night shift/seizures if epilepsy
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A 64-year old female asked:
One hand shaking in middle of night. Clonic? Seizure?? Had to hold it to make it stop. Chiro neck related???
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A 30-year old male asked:
Mom had first seizure. 2mg copper/30mg zinc, red yeast rice and garlic night before seizure. 3mg copper was taken daily with 45mg zinc last few weeks up to 7 mg daily for a week 4 weeks ago. Copper excess, long covid or 600 triglycerides the cause?
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A 42-year old asked:
How to know if i had a seizure last night..?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is it possible for people only have seizures at night times?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I had a 10 minute seizure last night when I was sleeping. Is this okay? What should I do?
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A 60-year old female asked about a male:
He wears an oximeter at night because he has seizures (my chiice not dr prescribed).. I thought at first it could be dreams but it has been all night long each nite for about a week.. He says no dreams he can think of.?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Scared of having seizures at night. Giving me panic attacks. I'm not epileptic.
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A 26-year old female asked:
My daughter has epilepsy that is well controlled with her medication, is it possible that she could be having seizures at night anyway?
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A female asked:
Seen in ER for seizures last night. Thought pseudo.I just thought today may be clonidine toxicity. Should i go back?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is it safe to take codeine when on sodium valproate. Had a major seizure last night after taking it.
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A female asked:
Hi doctor my wife had a seizure last night, she has had them in the past but it was 8 hrs ago and her pupils are still dilated what do I do?
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A 24-year old female asked:
July 5th CT scan for headaches.It was normal. 5 days later jerks when trying to sleep.Now think I'm having brief seizures at night.No history of seizu?
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A 19-year old female asked:
She has epilepsy n had a seizure last night She couldnt walk to go n fell n her head hurts bad. She is also on blood thinners. Should she n worried?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Some night i believe i'm having partial seizure only night time is that possible only right arm and both legs at night &some days i just twitch?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have epilepsy. I quit drinking alcohol. I couldn't sleep last night and kept having seizure auras, shakes, panic. I feel if I do not just drink, that I won't sleep and will have a grand mal seizure. Should I taper off instead of cold turkey?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I recently had a seizure for the 2nd time after waking up in the middle of the night. Will this affect my license? I need my car for work...
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A 27-year old female asked:
My wife has had 13 seizures since last night, these are new onset, different answer each time we have been to the emergency room. Should we go back?
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