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A seizure that lasts longer than five minutes is a medical emergency. Seizures can happen after a stroke or a head injury. An infection such as meningitis or ...
Symptoms. Seizure symptoms vary depending on the type of seizure. Because epilepsy is caused by certain activity in the brain, seizures can affect any brain ...
The EEG records seizure activity over the course of a few days at home. You may get instructions to do something that can cause seizures, such as getting little ...
Absence seizures involve brief, sudden lapses of consciousness. They're more common in children than in adults. A person having an absence seizure may stare ...
After a seizure, your healthcare professional reviews your symptoms and medical history and does a physical exam. You may have tests to find the cause of ...
During a seizure, the pattern on the EEG differs from the typical pattern. Brain scans. Brain-imaging methods such as MRI can help rule out other conditions, ...
Or seizures can be generalized, in which they result in electrical activity in all areas of the brain. Tonic-clonic seizures may begin as focal seizures in a ...
Treatment usually involves the use of anti-seizure medicines. Medications. Many medicines are used in the treatment of epilepsy and seizures. These are usually ...
Learn about this burst of electrical activity in the brain and what causes it. Find out what to do if you see someone having a seizure.
Overview. Temporal lobe seizures begin in the temporal lobes of the brain. These areas process emotions and are important for short-term memory.
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