The Cause of Seizures
All of a sudden she drops to the ground and her eyes rolled into the back of her head. She begins to shake and isn’t responsive to anyone calling her name. A seizure… A sudden attack of illness. You never know when they will come but what exactly is the cause of them? You understand that you have triggers but sometimes new ones hop out of the blue. Truly, you can never know when to expect the seizure. What exactly is a seizure? Where do they come from? Who are prone to seizures? And how can they be prevented? Seizures can be caused by many things. A seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that usually effects how a person appears or acts for a short period of time. Even though the body may act extraordinary …show more content…
Is it something of the mind, or maybe even something that has to do with the heart? They say that seizures of all types are caused by disorganized and sudden electrical activities in the brain. The electrical activity is caused by complex chemical changes that occur nerve cells. Causes can include: abnormal levels of sodium or glucose in the blood. Seizures can also be triggered by various things and events. In seniors, strokes can cause seizures. Street drugs play a strong role in having seizures… Heroin and cocaine are one of the top drugs to cause mostly due to the fact that if you are already epileptic an anxiety attack can cause a seizure. High fever and heat illness, aka heat intolerance, can trigger seizures also. Many people do not know exactly what PKU, Phenylketonuria (an inherited ability to metabolize phenylalanine), is; but due to the fact that it causes brain and nerve damage is left untreated or caught too late, it can cause severe seizures. Another thing that can cause a seizure is, unfortunately, brain damage, including meningitis.
The causes of seizures and epilepsy vary by age. Those age sixty-five and over and kids with autism are prone to having seizures. Scientists also say that only 1 in 26 people will experience a seizure or have
All of a sudden she drops to the ground and her eyes rolled into the back of her head. She begins to shake and isn’t responsive to anyone calling her name. A seizure… A sudden attack of illness. You never know when they will come but what exactly is the cause of them? You understand that you have triggers but sometimes new ones hop out of the blue. Truly, you can never know when to expect the seizure. What exactly is a seizure? Where do they come from? Who are prone to seizures? And how can they be prevented? Seizures can be caused by many things. A seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that usually effects how a person appears or acts for a short period of time. Even though the body may act extraordinary …show more content…
Is it something of the mind, or maybe even something that has to do with the heart? They say that seizures of all types are caused by disorganized and sudden electrical activities in the brain. The electrical activity is caused by complex chemical changes that occur nerve cells. Causes can include: abnormal levels of sodium or glucose in the blood. Seizures can also be triggered by various things and events. In seniors, strokes can cause seizures. Street drugs play a strong role in having seizures… Heroin and cocaine are one of the top drugs to cause mostly due to the fact that if you are already epileptic an anxiety attack can cause a seizure. High fever and heat illness, aka heat intolerance, can trigger seizures also. Many people do not know exactly what PKU, Phenylketonuria (an inherited ability to metabolize phenylalanine), is; but due to the fact that it causes brain and nerve damage is left untreated or caught too late, it can cause severe seizures. Another thing that can cause a seizure is, unfortunately, brain damage, including meningitis.
The causes of seizures and epilepsy vary by age. Those age sixty-five and over and kids with autism are prone to having seizures. Scientists also say that only 1 in 26 people will experience a seizure or have