Seizures demand a broad range of diagnostic procedures, including EEGs and brain scans, to identify their causes and determine treatment. In contrast, diagnosing tremors might involve assessing the affected individual's history, physical exams, and, in some cases, neurological tests to pinpoint the...
Epilepsy (condition that causes repeated seizures), or a family history of epilepsy A history of febrile seizures (caused by a high fever) A traumatic brain injury or a brain tumor An infection in your brain, such as meningitis Scarring in part of your brain from a past injury, including ...
Overview Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment What is a new-onset seizure?A seizure means an area in your child's brain sends a burst of electrical activity. A seizure may start in one part of the brain, or both sides may be affected. The seizure may last a few seconds or longer than 5...
I don’t always know what causes seizures. However, I have a friend who takes seizure medication and he told me that he traced the onset of the illness to a car accident he had when he was only four years old. He had a trauma to the head and that triggered the seizures. He said ...
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Ruptured brain aneurysm symptoms can include an alteration in the patient’s mental status, resulting in confusion, sleepiness, lethargy, stupor or a loss of consciousness. Some patients may have seizures. Other symptoms of a ruptured brain aneurysm include a drooping eyelid, decreased sensation in ...
What causes myoclonic seizures in babies? Myoclonic seizures are the result of a sudden burst of abnormal electrical discharge in the brain’s nerve cells (neurons), which leads to involuntary muscle contractions. Infantile myoclonic epilepsy is primarily caused by genetic abnormalities in the brain...