Temporal lobe epilepsy

and uncontrollable muscle spasms. Seizures can also come from having a head injury, drug overdose, brain tumor, infection, low blood sugar or other health problems that can affect the brain. Seizures can transpire perpetually which could lead to epilepsy. Kids under five can have febrile seizures when they develop a fever that is above 100.4 degrees F. Seizures are rarely serious, life-…

Hyperpituitarism has existed for a long time. No one actually knew what is was in the early world, but in 1567 a man named Johannes Wires wrote a medical description about it which was later published in the Medicarum Observationum. After the description was published people finally noticed what Hyperpituitarism really was. “Gigantism” or “Acromegaly” is soon what it was noticed to be. More people wrote descriptions about it in the 18th and 19th centuries, but in the early 1900’s more people…

cause a seizure usually comes from health conditions. Alcohol withdrawal, bites or stings, brain infection, brain injury during childbirth, brain defect present at birth, choking, drug abuse, drug withdrawals, electrolyte imbalance, electric shock, epilepsy, extreme high blood pressure, fever, head trauma, kidney or liver failure, low blood glucose levels and strokes can lead to seizures. There are more, but these are the most common. Some times, especially in young children they may not know…

He refuses to be defined by the label of epilepsy, by someone that has seizures and is different. At the University of Georgia, two students came to the same realization and way of thinking. Sean Corley and Taylor Bradish (both epileptic) with the help of their parents created the foundation for a new type of club, an epilepsy support group, Seize the Day. Today Sean and Taylor are juniors at UGA and have successfully made Seize the…

Epilepsy is a disorder that affects about 3 million Americans and 65 million people around in world. Research is ongoing to find the causes of epilepsy. In two-third of patients diagnosed with epilepsy, the cause is unknown. Epilepsy is a disorder that affects many people in different ways. Some cases of epilepsy are caused by genetic disorders. Epilepsy is a disorder that affects the brain causing seizures. Seizures occur when the nerve cells in the brain release more energy than the brain can…

Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of consciousness (Mayo Clinic, p.1). People with epilepsy seizure symptoms can vary. Some people simply stare blankly for a few seconds while a seizure occurs, while others repeatedly twitch their arms or legs. About 1 in 26 people in the United States will develop a seizure disorder. Nearly 10 percent of…

when I was about four, in a small, isolated country kitchen in regional Victoria, my mother noticed that I was taking "funny turns", moments that took me away and into my own world. It took time but eventually the diagnosis came back - welcome to epilepsy. Then, back in the day it was a limiting and defining description; no support groups; little information but much fear; it stalked me through all facets of life, complicating both the serious and the mundane. It changed little things, fell…

The disease of Epilepsy has existed for thousands of years but only in the past hundred years or so has it begun to be understood. The recordings of seizures have been recovered as far back as the first days of history and can even be found in the bible. According to these records tend to be highly superstitious and religious though a few of the more scientifically minded have provided more empirical observations. All of them have attempted to explain and cure this strange phenomenon through a…

Migraine Headaches Migraine headaches are a severe headache typically categorized by throbbing pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. They can be acute or chronic. They occur when a "trigger" stimulates the release of vasoactive neuropeptides, which causes blood vessels in the brain to contract and then dilate. This also produces vasospasms, which reduces blood flow. Platelets then clump together and release serotonin, which causes blood vessels to constrict even more. This triggers…

Fact Sheet: Epilepsy Resource: Falvo Chapter 6 Difference between Epilepsy and Seizures: • Epilepsy is a word used to explain a group of syndromes combined with the disruption of electrical activity in the brain, which can disturb consciousness, movement, or actions during a seizure • A seizure is a sudden state of temporary loss of control of body functions • Epilepsy is recurrent and provoked by changes in the brain itself • If the cause is reversible and not reoccurring then it would be a…