Seizures
Brain cells called neurons normally communicate, in part, by short bursts of electrical activity. Some of these discharges may be abnormally intense. Sometimes normal brain function is disrupted when this happens. The result may be seizures. Symptoms include:
Atypical body movements
Altered or lost consciousness
Hallucinations
Changes in emotion and behavior
Seizures can be caused by acute medical conditions and may go away once the condition is treated. If a person has recurrent seizures with out a medical condition, he or she may have a seizure disorder or epilepsy.
Types of seizures are:
Petit mal - a mild form in which dizziness or staring into space takes
place.
Grand mal - a seizure in which there are severe convulsions and loss of
consciousness or coma.
Jacksonian - spasms mainly limited to one side of the body and often to
one group of muscles. Psychomotor - patient performs motor acts which
he cannot remember having done
Sometimes a person's behavior can tell us they are having a seizure. For more information go to:
