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epileptic seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain and is caused by an abnormal and excessive electrical discharge of a group of neurons within the brain. “Epilepsy is the condition of recurrent spontaneous seizures arising from abnormal electrical activity in the brain.” (Stafstorm & Rho 2014) Anyone can experience a seizure under the right conditions while epilepsy suggests an enduring variation of brain function that facilitates seizure reoccurrence. At a basic level…

activity in your brain is disturbed, causing a seizure. During a seizure one might experience involuntary shaking which may involve part of the body or the entire body, loss of consciousness, and possible loss of bowel or bladder control. Seizures can vary in length from brief lapses of attention or muscle jerks, to severe and prolonged convulsions. Seizures may also vary in how often they occur, from less than one per year to several per day. The seizure is defined as happening when there…

Introduction Epilepsy is known as Apasmara: apa, means negation or loss of; smara, means recollection or consciousness. Epilepsy known form thousands of years but came forward past hundred years. It was known from the Babylonians and Greeks also have records of epilepsy and they represent as Sacred Disease21. In India concept of epilepsy is known from ancient Indian medicine and it was developed during the Vedic period of .In the Ayurvedic literature of Charaka Samhita epilepsy is known…

proceeds, which is the bodily functions and movements during an exorcism that equal that of symptoms experienced during an epileptic seizure. Where 's the confusion between epilepsy and Demonic possession? “Epileptic seizures can interfere with your heart rhythm and breathing. During a seizure, misfires from the brain can tell your muscles to contract and relax. A seizure may cause muscles to jerk uncontrollably. When muscles surrounding your vocal cords seize up, it pushes out air. It sounds…

Poison Control, Seizures and Tourniquets After taking this course in first aid, has proven to be very useful to people from all walks of life, like the busy parent and working professionals, that I am. There was many thing that I learned from taking this class, but the three things that I found interesting and or could be useful to have up to date knowledge about are, poison control, seizure and tourniquets. If you took a first aid class prior to 2010, like I did then, there’s a reasonable…

provides a view into the symptoms, mechanics, and scientific study behind epilepsy and epileptic fits. The strongest points that would pertain to my research paper are its evidence on how stress could trigger epileptic fits, being a root cause of seizures. The article is non-debatable throughout and is unbiased towards any particular route of treatment, or understanding of the illness. This article will help strengthen my essay by ensuring…

thus triggering seizures, unusual behavior, odd symptoms and abnormal sensations. Another name for epilepsy is seizure. Epilepsy can start within a person at any age but is more common in young children and the elderly. According to Mayo Clinic, “About 1 in 26 people in the United States will develop a seizure disorder. Nearly 10 percent of individuals may have a single unprovoked seizure. However, a single seizure doesn't mean you have epilepsy. At least two unprovoked seizures are generally…

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder known to be reoccurring seizures that can last from a few seconds to several minutes. It is thought to affect approximately 275000 people throughout Australia and 2/3 of people do not know the cause of this. There are many causes such as brain tumours or infections like meningitis that can cause an epileptic fit. In some people there is no specific cause. When people have epileptic fits they are able to live relatively normal lives.…

identifying if the event was a seizure or a non epileptic event. There are a number of different types of…

severe cases memory disturbances. Due to the fact that it involves the auditory cortex, the epileptic patiens are often extremely sensitive to different voices and noises, they get tense from the various forms of rowdiness. As we have already seen, seizures can be caused by different factors, but there are several common triggers, such as: flashing lights or lack of sleep. Temporal lobe epilepsy The temporal lobe epilepsy is often associated with memory disfunctions, because hippocampus is one…