Seizure Disorder

Introduction: Seizure Disorder

Description of Seizure Disorder

Seizure Disorder (medical condition): Brain condition causing seizures or spasms.

See also:

Epilepsy:
  »Introduction: Epilepsy
  »Symptoms of Epilepsy
  »Causes of Epilepsy
  »Tests for Epilepsy
  »Treatments for Epilepsy

Seizure Disorder as a Disease

Seizure Disorder: Another name for Epilepsy (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Epilepsy
  »Symptoms of Epilepsy
  »Causes of Epilepsy
  »Treatments for Epilepsy

Seizure Disorder: Related Diseases

Seizure Disorder: Seizure Disorder is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Chronic Illness
• Brain conditions

Causes of Seizure Disorder

Some of the causes of Seizure Disorder are included in the list below:

• Brain injury
• Brain tumor
• Brain infection
• Brain hemorrhage (see Brain symptoms)
• Meningitis

See full list of 102 causes of Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy)

Symptoms of Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy)

Some of the symptoms of Seizure Disorder incude:

• Convulsions
• Muscle spasms
• Loss of consciousness
• Grand mal seizures - see symptoms of grand mal seizures:
• Petit mal seizures - see symptoms of petit mal seizures:

See full list of 31 symptoms of Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy)

Treatments for Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy)

Treatments for Seizure Disorder (Epilepsy) include:

• Anticonvulsant medications
  • Phenytoin
  • Primidone
  • Methoin
  • Clonazepam

See full list of 11 treatments for Seizure Disorder

Treatment of Seizure Disorder: For more treatment information about Seizure Disorder, see treatment of Epilepsy (Seizure Disorder)

Seizure Disorder: Article Excerpts about Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Epilepsy Information Page: NINDS)

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