Seizures
Seizures can range from small local muscle movements to full body seizures. Although epilepsy is the best-known cause, there are numerous other possible causes of seizures. Febrile convulsions are a common type that arises with high fever. Small seizures may be tics, twitches, and muscle spasms, which all have
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Seizure: Spontaneous firing in the brain to cause detectable change in the body. Seizures can be convulsive (such as grand mal) or non-convulsive (such as absence).
...Source: RDCRN (NCATS/NIH)1
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Causes
Simple Causes: There are some simple conditions that can cause seizures or seizure-like movements:
- Febrile convulsions. These are fever-related seizures, usually in children, and usually a full body seizure (although sometimes a focal seizure).
- Muscle cramps. Over-exertion ...
Causes of Seizures
When are seizures not epilepsy?
While any seizure is cause for concern, having a seizure does not by itself mean a person has epilepsy. First seizures, febrile seizures, nonepileptic events, and eclampsia (a life-threatening condition that can occur in
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Differential Diagnosis of Seizures
Paroxysmal dystonia: The symptoms of paroxysmal dystonia can be similar to the symptoms of an epileptic fit. However, during an attack, only your muscles will be affected. Unlike epilepsy, you won't lose consciousness and you'll remain fully aware of
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Causes List for Seizures
Possible causes of Seizures (or similar symptoms) may include:4
- ACTH resistance (Seizures)
- ADHD (Absence seizures)
- ADNP syndrome (Seizures)
- AICAR transformylase/IMP cyclohydrolase deficiency (Seizures)
- AIDS Neurological Complications (seizures)
- AIDS (cause seizures, seizures)
- ALG1-CDG syndrome (Seizures)
- ALG1-congenital disorder of glycosylation (seizures)
- ALG11-CDG syndrome (Seizures)
- ALG12-congenital disorder of glycosylation ...
Similar Symptoms
Is it a seizure? A spasm? Tic? Twitch? It is important to correctly identify the exact symptom. Consider if any of these symptoms are a better description than a seizure:
- Muscle spasm (e.g. grip spasm)
- Muscle cramp
- Convulsion
- Tic ...
Treatments for Seizures
Many people with a first seizure will never have a second seizure, and physicians often counsel against starting antiseizure drugs at this point. In some cases where additional epilepsy risk factors are present, drug treatment after the first seizure may
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References
- Source: RDCRN (NCATS/NIH): rarediseasesnetwork.org/ cms/ bvmc/ Learn-More/ Glossary
- Source: NINDS (NIH): ninds.nih.gov/ disorders/ epilepsy/ detail_epilepsy.htm
- Source: NHS Choices UK: nhs.uk/ conditions/ dystonia/ symptoms/
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: NINDS (NIH): ninds.nih.gov/ disorders/ epilepsy/ detail_epilepsy.htm
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