Seizure

Many people associate epilepsy and seizures with violent movements with muscle contractions, but there are actually many types of seizures that one can have. As stated by the Mayo Clinic (2015), “Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system in which nerve activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behaviour, sensations, and sometimes loss of consciousness” (Para. 16). Epileptic seizures are generally caused by abnormalities in the brain that…

is a brain disorder that causes seizures. The brain disorder affects your nervous system. People are diagnosed with epilepsy when they have two or more seizures. These are classified into two groups. Type of Seizure What it affects and how. Generalized Seizure Affects both sides of the brain Absent Seizure sometimes called petit mal seizures, can cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space. Tonic-clonic seizures also called grand mal seizures, can make a person: Cry out…

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…

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…

Over a three-week period thirteen patients on the night shift suffered violent seizures that where followed by cardiac and respiratory arrest. Of the thirteen nine of the patients died and the nurses described the patients’ seizures to be similar to grand mal seizures that epileptics suffer. Seizures usually do not occur in cardiac patients. Soon after the cardiac care/ intensive care unit Community Hospital of the Valleys closed and the…

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), also known as pseusoseizures, are episodes of movement, sensation, or behaviors that are similar to epileptic seizures but are not associated with physiological central nervous system dysfunction, but rather they are somatic manifestations of psychologic distress. Therefore, psychogenic seizures are not caused by abnormal brain electrical activity. Diagnosis may be difficult due to the broad diversity of PNES presentations, lack of one single unifying…

causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of consciousness (MayoClinic). Diagnosis of epilepsy is not an easy task as it comes in many forms and can range anywhere from a blank stare to full body convulsions, but once it is diagnosed, epilepsy can often be treated with medication and the patient can live a normal life. One thing that must be noted is that these medications can have side effects that are detrimental to the oral cavity. An epileptic seizure…

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting all ages. Epileptic seizures occur as a brain insult that results in one of three forms. Seizures can be systemic, toxic or metabolic. Epilepsy has been defined as brain disorder characterized by enduring predisposition to generate seizures, by the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological and social consequences of the condition. An epileptic seizure is defined as a transient event of signs and symptoms due to abnormal excessive neuronal…

distribution, and small unregulated batches grown and used inside the home. In many cases medical marijuana is more beneficial than other medical treatments. For many kids under age ten suffering grand mal seizures it is hard to walk, talk, and even eat, marijuana has been proven to reduce those grand mal seizures. In the case of the federal government what is okay for soldiers coming back with PTSD, is marijuana. In the case of PTSD marijuana acts better than anti-depressants which often lead…

epileptic seizures and by the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition.” Essentially this means that a seizure is noted as a single event and that epilepsy is the disorder involving recurrent unprovoked seizures. In addition, seizures are symptoms of abnormal brain function. However, the medical terminology for Epilepsy pertains to the classification of seizure disorders that of an unknown cause, but there are numerous disorders that can have…