When you hear the term, seizure, most people have an image of what is typically known as a grand mal seizure or tonic-clonic seizure. During this type of seizure the affected individual loses consciousness and there is usually a period of violent muscle contractions and convulsions. But what most people don’t know is that there are many other types of seizures. Some seizures do not involve convulsions or even a loss of consciousness. The Epilepsy Foundation identifies two major types of...
Signs Of Seizures In Children
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Seizures
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A seizure is the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.See... Read more »
Seizures In Children
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Peter B. Kang, MD, Assistant in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical... Read more »
Febrile seizures
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. These convulsions occur without any brain or spinal cord infection or other... Read more »
Generalized Seizures (Grand Mal Seizures)
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Normally, the brain's nerve cells (neurons) communicate with one another by firing tiny electric signals that pass from cell to cell. The... Read more »
Drug-induced tremor
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Tremor - drug-induced Symptoms The tremor may affect the hands, arms, head, or eyelids. It rarely affects the lower body and may not... Read more »
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