There are many people around the world that experience health problems and illnesses. Some may be incurable, or the treatments aren’t guaranteed to completely take care of that certain health problem. On the other hand there are some that can be curable and treated. We all hear the words and types of diseases, but some don’t know the real scientific definition and how severe some may be. Seizures for instance, can be not that bad or they can be horrible. First I will better help you understand types of seizures and the causes or symptoms, next what parts of the brain it effects and what the brain is doing during a seizure, and finally the after effects of having a seizure and treatments that are available. A seizure is a change in the brains
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Some symptoms can last from a few seconds to fifteen minutes. Not all, but some seizures come with warning signs; sudden feelings of fear or anxiousness, feeling sick to your stomach, dizziness, and changes in vision. When a seizure is in progress some of the following symptoms may occur. A blackout of time, followed by confusion, uncontrollable muscle spasms, drooling or frothing at the mouth, falling, experiencing a strange taste in your mouth, clenching teeth, sudden rapid eye movements, making unusual noises, losing control of bladder and sudden mood changes are symptoms that take place after the warning signs and usually happens while a seizure is in progress. Things that can 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 what caused the seizure. (Nall, Rachel) Just watch out for these symptoms and you may be able to detect when someone is about to have a
Some symptoms can last from a few seconds to fifteen minutes. Not all, but some seizures come with warning signs; sudden feelings of fear or anxiousness, feeling sick to your stomach, dizziness, and changes in vision. When a seizure is in progress some of the following symptoms may occur. A blackout of time, followed by confusion, uncontrollable muscle spasms, drooling or frothing at the mouth, falling, experiencing a strange taste in your mouth, clenching teeth, sudden rapid eye movements, making unusual noises, losing control of bladder and sudden mood changes are symptoms that take place after the warning signs and usually happens while a seizure is in progress. Things that can 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 what caused the seizure. (Nall, Rachel) Just watch out for these symptoms and you may be able to detect when someone is about to have a