Epilepsy
Epilepsy: Introduction
Epilepsy: Paroxysmal transient disturbances of brain function that may manifest as loss of consciousness, abnormal motor phenomena.
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causes of Epilepsy, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Epilepsy:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Epilepsy.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Epilepsy:
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Epilepsy: Symptom Checker
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Epilepsy Treatments
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Epilepsy
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Diagnostic Guides for Epilepsy
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Chorea
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Chorea
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- CHOREA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- MYOCLONUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Seizures
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Epilepsy
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Myoclonus
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Seizures
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Fasciculations
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Chorea
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Myoclonus
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Seizures
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Myoclonus
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- CHOREA
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- MYOCLONUS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Epilepsy: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
Epilepsy: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Misdiagnosis and Epilepsy
Epilepsy misdiagnosed as schizophrenia: The book "Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women" reports on a case
of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia, but later diagnosed
with a form of epilepsy called "temporal lobe epilepsy".
A variety of sensory...read more »
Various mental health symptoms caused by rare epilepsy: Temporal lobe epilepsy is a less common form
of epilepsy that does not have the typical physical seizures.
Patients can suffer from symptoms such as...read more »
Rare seizure-less epilepsy misdiagnosed as various conditions: A complex partial seizure disorder,
such as temporal lobe epilepsy
can be misdiagnosed as various conditions.
Some of the possible...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal.
It should be considered...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See ...read more »
Long QT syndrome or epilepsy: This is a serious cardiac disorder which maybe congenital or acquired
due to intake of certain medications.It is...read more »
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Epilepsy
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Videos for Epilepsy
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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)
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)
Definitions of Epilepsy:
Brain disorder characterized by recurring excessive neuronal discharge, exhibited by transient episodes of motor, sensory, or psychic dysfunction, with or without unconsciousness or convulsive movements.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Brain disorder characterized by recurring excessive neuronal discharge, exhibited by transient episodes of motor, sensory, or psychic dysfunction, with or without unconsciousness or convulsive movements.
- (Source - CRISP)
Detailed list of causes of Epilepsy
The list below shows some of the causes of Epilepsy mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Epilepsy
How Common are these Causes of Epilepsy?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Epilepsy.
Of the 125
causes of Epilepsy that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 116
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 125
causes of Epilepsy
Conditions listing symptoms: Epilepsy:
The following list of conditions
have 'Epilepsy' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Symbols
2-Hydroxyglutaricaciduria
... epilepsy3-
... epilepsyA
Alveolar Hydatid Disease
... epilepsyAmelo-cerebro-hypohidrotic syndrome
... epilepsyAngelman-Like Syndrome, X-linked
... epilepsyAnophthalmia - hypothalamo-pituitary insufficiency
... epilepsyAnophthalmia - hypyothalamo-pituitary insufficiency
... epilepsyAtherosclerosis, premature - deafness - diabetes mellitus - photomyoclonus - nephropathy - degenerative neurologic disease
... epilepsyAtherosclerosis- deafness - diabetes - epilepsy - nephropathy
... epilepsyB
Battaglia Neri syndrome
... epilepsyBenign familial infantile epilepsy
... epilepsyBorud Syndrome
... epilepsyC
Carbohydrate deficiency glycoprotein syndrome type II
... epilepsyCDG syndrome type I
... epilepsyCerebral Palsy
... epilepsyChromosome 15q triplication syndrome
... epilepsyChromosome 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome
... epilepsyChromosome 20 ring
... epilepsyCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 1K
... epilepsyCongenital disorder of glycosylation type 2E
... epilepsyContinuous spike-wave during slow sleep syndrome
... epilepsyCornelia de Lange syndrome 2
... epilepsyCortical dysplasia - focal epilepsy syndrome
... epilepsyCraniodiaphyseal dysplasia
... epilepsyD
De Lange 1
... epilepsyDeafness - onychodystrophy - osteodystrophy - mental retardation
... epilepsyDeafness, congenital onychodystrophy, recessive form
... epilepsyDEND syndrome
... epilepsyDevelopmental delay - epilepsy - neonatal diabetes
... epilepsyDiomedi-Bernardi-Placidi syndrome
... epilepsyDouble cortex syndrome
... epilepsyE
Encephalopathy, familial, with neuroserpin inclusion bodies
... epilepsyEpilepsy - mental deterioration, Finnish type
... epilepsyEpilepsy - microcephaly - skeletal dysplasia
... epilepsyEpilepsy occipital calcifications
... epilepsyEpilepsy, idiopathic generalized
... epilepsyEpilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 1
... epilepsyEpilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 2
... epilepsyEpilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 3
... epilepsyEpilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 4
... epilepsyEpilepsy, idiopathic generalized, susceptibility to, 5
... epilepsyEpilepsy, rolandic with paroxysmal exercise-induced dystonia and writer's cramp
... epilepsyEpileptic encephalopathy, Lennox-Gastaut type
... epilepsyF
Familial porencephaly
... epilepsyFeigenbaum-Bergeron-Richardson syndrome
... epilepsyFlynn-Aird syndrome
... epilepsyFocal cortical dysplasia
... epilepsyFryns-Aftimos syndrome
... epilepsyFukuyama type muscular dystrophy
... epilepsyG
Gurrieri-Sammito-Bellussi syndrome
... epilepsyH
Hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase, type 2, deficiency
... epilepsyHyperekplexia and epilepsy
... epilepsyHypoparathyroidism X-linked
... epilepsyI
Ichthyosis male hypogonadism
... epilepsyK
Kohlschutter-Tonz syndrome
... epilepsyL
Lipoid proteinosis of Urbach and Wiethe
... epilepsyLissencephaly, X-linked 2
... epilepsyLiver disease - retinitis pigmentosa - polyneuropathy - epilepsy
... epilepsyM
McDowall syndrome
... epilepsyMental retardation - dysmorphism - hypogonadism - diabetes
... epilepsyMental retardation - epilepsy
... epilepsyMental retardation - epilepsy - bulbous nose
... epilepsyMental retardation syndrome, Belgian type
... epilepsyMental retardation, Microcephaly, Epilepsy and Ataxia Syndrome
... epilepsyMental retardation, X-linked - craniofacial dysmorphology - epilepsy - ophthalmoplegia - cerebellar atrophy
... epilepsyMental retardation, X-linked, syndromic, due to JARID1C mutation
... epilepsyMental retardation, X-linked, Wittwer type
... epilepsyMicrocephaly - mental retardation - spasticity - epilepsy
... epilepsyMicrocephaly - pontocerebellar hypoplasia - dyskinesia
... epilepsyMicroencephaly
... epilepsyMowat-Wilson syndrome
... epilepsyMRXS-Christianson
... epilepsyMyoclonic progressive familial epilepsy
... epilepsyMyoclonus progressive epilepsy of Unverricht and Lundborg
... epilepsyN
Neurodegenerative syndrome, X-linked, Hamel type
... epilepsyNeurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1)
... epilepsyNeurofibromatosis-1
... epilepsyNicolaides-Baraitser syndrome
... epilepsyO
OFD syndrome type IX
... epilepsyOnychodystrophy - deafness
... epilepsyOsler's disease
... epilepsyP
Perisylvian syndrome
... epilepsyPhenylketonuria type 2
... epilepsyPhotosensitive epilepsy
... epilepsyPitt-Hopkins syndrome
... epilepsyPontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2B
... epilepsyPontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2C
... epilepsyPontocerebellar hypoplasia with infantile spinal muscular atrophy
... epilepsyPorencephaly
... epilepsyR
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Type 2
... epilepsyRenier-Gabreels-Jasper syndrome
... epilepsyRud Syndrome
... epilepsyS
SCHAD deficiency
... epilepsySchaefer-Stein-Oshman syndrome
... epilepsySingle upper central incisor
... epilepsySpastic paraplegia epilepsy mental retardation
... epilepsySpastic tetraplegic - cerebral palsy
... epilepsySpasticity - mental retardation - epilepsy, X-linked
... epilepsySpinocerebellar ataxia 13
... epilepsySubependymal nodular heterotopia
... epilepsyT
Type 10 17b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
... epilepsyW
WAGR Syndrome
... epilepsyWilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation
... epilepsyWittwer sydnrome
... Epilepsy
Conditions listing complications: Epilepsy:
The following list of conditions
have 'Epilepsy' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Angelman syndrome
... EpilepsyAutism
... epilepsyC
Chromosome 4, trisomy 4p
... epilepsyConcussion
... epilepsyI
Infant Cytomegalic virus
... epilepsyM
Meningitis
... epilepsy
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Causes of Epilepsy Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Epilepsy based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Epilepsy:
Epilepsy, primary
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Epilepsy:
Medical Conditions associated with Epilepsy:
Seizures (2041 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes), Muscle spasms (1689 causes), Spasms (1848 causes), Muscle symptoms (4254 causes)
Symptoms related to Epilepsy:
Seizures (2041 causes), Clonus (12 causes), Tics (6 causes), Spasms (1848 causes), Syncope (1549 causes), Fainting (1259 causes), Fits (2041 causes), Frothing, Rigidity (75 causes), Convulsions (429 causes), Antiepileptic drugs
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