A seizure is a symptom of underlying central nervous system dysfunction in which abnormal electrical discharges in areas of the brain are responsible for a temporary episode of behavior alteration. Seizures may be trigger by certain factors including stressful situations, such as hypoxia or rapid drop in blood glucose. It can also occur in young children and infants due to a sudden elevation in body temperature.
There are different types of seizures, generalized and partial, and their classification depends on the causes, symptoms, duration of the episode, precipitating factors, and aura, which is a sensory hallucination experienced prior to a seizure.
Seizures are usually not life threatening, however, knowing the proper procedures or
There are different types of seizures, generalized and partial, and their classification depends on the causes, symptoms, duration of the episode, precipitating factors, and aura, which is a sensory hallucination experienced prior to a seizure.
Seizures are usually not life threatening, however, knowing the proper procedures or