Complex partial seizure

by frequent seizure activity; individuals diagnosed with epilepsy have excessive, uncontrolled, electrical discharge of neurons within the brain that can cause temporary loss of consciousness, jerking, muscle rigidity, automatisms, and even complete loss of muscle tone. There exist several different types of seizures; they are divided into two different categories, generalized (both hemispheres of the brain are involved) or partial (only one hemisphere is involved). Tonic-Clonic seizures involve…

epileptic seizures and by the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition.” Essentially this means that a seizure is noted as a single event and that epilepsy is the disorder involving recurrent unprovoked seizures. In addition, seizures are symptoms of abnormal brain function. However, the medical terminology for Epilepsy pertains to the classification of seizure disorders that of an unknown cause, but there are numerous disorders that can have…

Have you ever seen someone have a seizure and thought to yourself what causes them? Well I have my daughter has them she started having them about Four years ago. I didn’t know anything about them what caused them or what do I do to help her. We was out of town when she had her first one. I didn’t see how she had it or what happen I was out in the hall talking to some friends and one of the friends’ kids came out of the room and said “something has happened to Veronica and we don’t know what…

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting all ages. Epileptic seizures occur as a brain insult that results in one of three forms. Seizures can be systemic, toxic or metabolic. Epilepsy has been defined as brain disorder characterized by enduring predisposition to generate seizures, by the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological and social consequences of the condition. An epileptic seizure is defined as a transient event of signs and symptoms due to abnormal excessive neuronal…

causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of consciousness (MayoClinic). Diagnosis of epilepsy is not an easy task as it comes in many forms and can range anywhere from a blank stare to full body convulsions, but once it is diagnosed, epilepsy can often be treated with medication and the patient can live a normal life. One thing that must be noted is that these medications can have side effects that are detrimental to the oral cavity. An epileptic seizure…

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…

Services include: resource center with educational materials for loan, support groups, and epilepsy awareness programs. http://www.arkansasepilepsy.com/ FACES (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures) The mission of FACES is to improve the quality of life for all those affected by epilepsy and seizures. FACES is affiliated with NYU Langone Medical Center and its Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. FACES funds research to improve epilepsy care, advances new therapies, and fosters a supportive…

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes seizures, and it affects approximately 1.5% of the population (CDC). The roots of this disorder can be traced back to almost 2,000 B.C, beginning with texts from the Assyrian and the Babylonian empires (Highlights). Written in approximately 400 BC, “On the Sacred Disease” was a work by the Hippocratic Corpus in which doubt was cast on epilepsy as a supernatural or divine disorder, and epilepsy was first remarked as a natural and earthly disorder…

described as having multiple unprovoked seizures. Seizures are short occurrences of involuntary movement that may include a part of the body (partial) or the entire body (generalized) and are sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function. Seizures are an outcome of excessive electrical discharges in a cluster of brain cells. This can happen in several different portions of the brain. The characteristics of seizures differ and depend on where in the brain…

nerves cells that regulate cell communication are not produced in the correct amount. When this happens, signaling is not controlled and leads to overstimulation. Some symptoms resulting from this include mild muscle jerks, or larger tonic-clonic seizures. What mainly causes…