SEIZURES ARE NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. THEY SHOOT FOR THE TARGET OF THE BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seizures are neurological conditions in which the brain misfires. If people have 2 0r more seizures, they have epilepsy (also known as seizure disorder).
“The average incidence of epilepsy each year in the U. S is estimated |Epilepsy Statistics | Epilepsy Foundation
- 48 for every 100,000 people”. www.epilepsy.com/learn/epilepsy-statistics
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CAUSES
The brain is a region that houses a great deal of neurological activity. It is one huge bed of complex nerves. These nerves might be likened to electrical circuits. When this misfire, seizures happen. For an in-depth look at the causes of seizures please visit medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000694.htm.
Seizures are completely unpredictable. They just happen, as if out of the blue, clear sky. This is so true seizures can startle people who witness these neurological episodes. There is nothing people can do that will actually make seizures happen to them.
Some things will lower people’s seizure thresholds. In other words, these triggers increase the likelihood of seizure incidence. For example, alcohol lowers people’s seizure thresholds. There is some debate over the ways in which it does this. The safest thing for epileptics to do is just to avoid alcohol completely.
Additionally, several other factors might lower people’s seizure thresholds. “Stress and not taking antiepileptic meds are two common ones.” www.epilepsy.com/learn/triggers-seizures
DIFFERENT TYPES
There are many different types of seizures. In my humble opinion grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizures are the worst kind. These often cause violent shaking and frequently make those affected lose consciousness. “Absence (formerly petit mal) seizures make people stare blankly into space.” www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/understanding-absence-seizure-basics
SEIZURE RESOURCES
One main purpose of this website is to give informative links to other websites that deal with seizures that will help people overcome this challenge. Please find some of those links below.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000694.htm
www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/types-of-seizures-their-symptoms
www.healthline.com/symptom/seizures
kidshealth.org/en/parents/seizure.html
Search engine links are below.
FORUMS
Forum links are below.
www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/
www.patientslikeme.com/conditions/3epilepsy
www.healthboards.com/boards/epilepsy/
Forum search engine links are below.
CHAT ROOMS
Chat room links are below.
www.healthfulchat.org/epilepsy-chat-room.html
www.brainthunders.com/category/epilepsy-chat-rooms/
Chat room search engine links are below.
EFFECTS OF SEIZURES
These shaking periods can be real nuisances. They can disrupt people’s lives completely. These disorders can make their “victims” extremely tired. Oftentimes, people sleep all day or night afterward and cannot do anything else.
They can really startle any witnesses. These brain traumas might even scare some people who are not familiar with medical events. These onlookers might try to help any sized people. But, without medical knowledge they will not know what to do.
Some make people lose consciousness. These and/or others make their muscles shake and spasm uncontrollably. Those of the Absence variety cause people to stare blankly into space. www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/understanding-absence-seizure-basics
This blog discusses the neurological challenge of seizures. I define them. I state why these abnormalities occur and though people cannot do anything to cause them, there are several things people can do to lower seizure threshold. I give types and effects. The blog is laced with links throughout it. I hope this blog helps someone!
