How long can it be between seizures?
If you have epilepsy, you may have seizures repeatedly. A seizure that lasts longer than 5 minutes, or having more than 1 seizure within a 5 minutes period, without returning to a normal level of consciousness between episodes is called status epilepticus.
What causes seizures late in life?
The most common causes of seizures starting in later life are cerebrovascular, which means changes or damage to the blood vessels around the brain. Some people who have had a stroke may have one or more seizures. However, this does not necessarily happen, and in many cases seizures are not linked with strokes.
Can you have a one off seizure?
Anyone can have a one-off seizure, but epilepsy is a tendency to have seizures.
What are the long term effects of a seizure?
Long lasting seizures, or status epilepticus, may also cause brain damage or death. People with epilepsy are eight times more likely than people without it to experience certain other chronic conditions, including dementia, migraine, heart disease, and depression.
What is the most common cause of seizures?
The most common cause of seizures is epilepsy. But not every person who has a seizure has epilepsy. Sometimes seizures may be caused or triggered by: High fever, which can be associated with an infection such as meningitis.
When do you have 2 or more seizures with no known cause?
But when a person has 2 or more seizures with no known cause, this is diagnosed as epilepsy. There are different types of seizures. The type of seizure depends on which part and how much of the brain is affected and what happens during the seizure.
When do you know if your boyfriend has epilepsy?
But if your boyfriend is diagnosed with epilepsy and he has only had asleep seizures he should be able to drive 12 months after his first seizure. It can take a little while to get a diagnosis of what is happening and whether seizures are caused by epilepsy or not.
What do you call the period after a seizure?
You may be tired or sleepy after the seizure. This is called the postictal period.
What to do if you have a seizure for the first time?
Make sure to: 1 Take your medicine exactly as directed 2 Get enough sleep, as lack of sleep can trigger a seizure 3 Avoid anything that may trigger a seizure 4 Have tests as often as needed 5 See your healthcare provider regularly
But when a person has 2 or more seizures with no known cause, this is diagnosed as epilepsy. There are different types of seizures. The type of seizure depends on which part and how much of the brain is affected and what happens during the seizure.
When do you know if you have epilepsy?
When seizures recur without any obvious precipitant or cause, then a person may be considered to have epilepsy. What happens during a seizure? Seizures have a beginning, middle, and end. Not all parts of a seizure may be visible or easy to separate from each other. Every person with seizures will not have every stage or symptom described below.
Why do I have seizures every time I Have my period?
Also, it turned out that my seizures were the hormonal type that most women have right before they have thier monthly periods due to the changes in thier female hormones. Have faith in your docs. as they try thier best to find out where,if any, your seizures are coming from.
What happens in the middle of a seizure?
The middle of a seizure is often called the ictal phase. It’s the period of time from the first symptoms (including an aura) to the end of the seizure activity, This correlates with the electrical seizure activity in the brain. Sometimes the visible symptoms last longer than the seizure activity on an EEG.
