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What is a recurrent seizure? A seizure is an episode of abnormal brain activity. A seizure can cause jerky muscle movements, loss of consciousness, or confusion. Recurrent means you have a seizure more than once. The cause of your seizures may not be known. Some common triggers are alcohol...
This lesson will cover what a myoclonic seizure is. We will define this disorder and cover a few different causes of this disease, both natural and...
Seizure and convulsion are two medical terms that are often confused with one another. Most people use these two terms interchangeably without knowing which is which. Not allseizuresare characterized by convulsions. Convulsions involve uncontrollable shaking, but if you have a seizure you can simply ...
What is a temporal lobe seizure?A seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity in your brain. A temporal lobe seizure starts in the temporal lobe of the brain. One temporal lobe is on each side of the brain, near the temples. This part of the brain controls memory, emotions, and...
What Is an Absence Seizure? Affecting about two of every 1,000 people, absence seizures (formerly called ''petit mal''seizures) are caused by abnormal and intense electrical activity in thebrain. Normally, thebrain's nerve cells (neurons) communicate with one another by firing tiny electric sign...
Is Dravet Syndrome a Type of Epilepsy? Dravet syndrome is a seizure condition that begins before a child is 15 months old. Usually caused by a genetic disorder, Dravet produces seizures in only one half of the body, which may switch to the opposite half during subsequent seizures. Sometimes ...
What defines the spatial and temporal boundaries of seizure activity in brain networks? To fully answer this question a precise and quantitative definition of seizures is needed, which unfortunately remains elusive. Nevertheless, it is possible to ask under conditions where clearly divergent patterns of...
What is a Seizure Trigger? What is a Tonic Seizure? What is the Epilepsy Diet? Discussion Comments Byleskim— On Nov 07, 2007 Can photosensitive seizure be brought on by using a computer and if so how can I prevent this from occurring?
What Is Status Epilepticus? Status epilepticus occurs when a seizure lasts more than 5 minutes or when seizures occur very close together and the person doesn't recover consciousness between them. Just like there aredifferent types of seizures, there are also different types of status epilepticus....