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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…

of the nervous system. Some of the symptoms of epilepsy are periodic or reoccurring seizures which are triggered by sudden episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Approximately 30% of the 200,000 new cases reported every year begin in childhood particularly around the time of adolescence (Marshall). Another period of relatively high incidences is in people over 65 years old (Marshall). During a seizure many nerve cells with a specific region of the brain may begin to fire at the…

ever seen a bunch of flashing lights and thought that they looked spectacular? Some might be able to look at it with admiration. Some may look away because of how they might react to seeing it. It’s possible that you may faint, pass out, or have a seizure. This may happen to people, and those people probably have epilepsy. Next, epilepsy got its name because of the Greek words “epi - upon” and “lambamein - take hold of” to make the word “epilambanein” which means to hold or seize, later with…

of seizures. During a grand mal seizure the body and limbs go through many involuntary contractions and extensions. Some symptoms for a grand mal seizure include severe headache, fatigue, and body aches. In petit mal seizures, the body is somewhat absent as to what is happening and may include random blinking or face twitches. In myoclonic seizures, different muscles go through involuntary movements and a short episode can occur several times within a day for several days. In atonic seizures, or…

One thing we’re sure about life is that it is constantly changing. People go through many changes in life whether by choice or not. There are positive and negative changes that affect our lives. It can happen in a moment or gradually over time. The most important thing about change is whether you like it or not, you have to deal with it. My life changed in one moment, but I have learned to move forward. On Christmas 2010, I was excited to get the Wii gaming console. As a result, I ended up…

The only danger that involves cannabis is the illegalization of it. There are millions of cannabis users in the United States that have been stereotyped as “drug addicts” or “pot heads” by individuals who do not fully understand the positive aspects of this plant. Marijuana can be used for many things, which include medical purposes and to decrease deforestation and pollution. The government is spending too much money that belongs to Americans to prevent legalization, when in fact it can produce…

experienced my first grand mal seizure, and this incident was the beginning of my journey living with epilepsy. I could have died on that cold winter night, but instead, I survived. My life was forever changed after the first grand mal seizure. In a split second, my life was transformed from a typical carefree person to one who had a disability. Since the first seizure, fear of what would happen to me when the next grand mal would occur was a constant worry in my life. The seizures made my…

and Joseph Anthony Martinez Sr., the mother and father of infant baby Joseph Lewis Martinez Jr. lived with the father’s elder parents in a small, one brick rancher in Lenexa, Virginia. Elizabeth Otte, who apparently suffers from severe epileptic seizures and blackouts up to 50 minutes, claims that she remembers nothing about the incident besides feeding the child. Is it possible that she could have become so disorientated after a blackout that it caused her to mistaken Joseph Lewis Martinez for…

Seizures transpire because of a malfunction in your brain that causes a person to convulse, collapse or have an ephemeral perturbance of mundane brain function that can cause you to have a vicissitude or loss in consciousness. Most seizures can cause a decrease in the blood flow to the brain. Symptoms can include loss of consciousness, unusual sensations, and uncontrollable muscle spasms. Seizures can also come from having a head injury, drug overdose, brain tumor, infection, low blood sugar…

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…