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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Causes Of Seizures

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Can migraines cause seizures, very cold hands, feet and a rapid heart beat?

By Ask the Clinician Health Expert

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can migraines cause seizures, very cold hands, feet and a rapid heart beat?

 

hi there, I'm a 27 yr old female. I started getting migraines when i was around 21 yrs old. I recently collapsed and had a seizure after having a migraine, with neck and shoulder pain, for the previous 4 days. I was in hospital for a week and my CAT scan came back clear. the doctors did not know what caused this episode. That was 2 months ago and ive continued to have simular but not as severe sei...

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Health Guide

Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
...from a more widespread systemic process, such as severely low blood sugar. Some of the more common causes of seizures include: Idiopathic seizures have no identifiable cause. They usually... Read more »
Temporal lobe seizure
TLE; Seizure - temporal lobe Treatment The goals of treatment are to perform emergency measures, if necessary, and to reduce the rate of future seizures. ... Read more »
Seizures
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain. Considerations There are a wide variety of possible symptoms of seizures,... Read more »
Epilepsy
...disorders such as senile dementia Alzheimer type can also lead to seizures. Some of the more common causes of seizures include: Developmental problems, genetic conditions present at... Read more »
Partial (focal) seizure
Simple seizure; Jacksonian seizure; Seizure - partial (focal) Treatment Whenever someone has a seizure for the first time, he or she should be taken to an... Read more »

Medications

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...(ox-kar-BAY-zih-peen)Uses This medication is used to treat seizure disorders (epilepsy).... Read more »

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...used in combination with other medications to treat seizure disorders (epilepsy). Levetiracetam... Read more »

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...speech If you have several different types of seizure disorders, you may experience a... Read more »

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...ketoconazole and itraconazole, quinidine, certain anti-seizure drugs including ... Read more »

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...certain antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine),... Read more »

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