Can Trauma To The Head Cause A Stroke
Health Encyclopedia: Epilepsy Causes
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The cause of a seizure is determined in about 28% of partial epilepsy patients. In the rest, however, epilepsy is deemed idiopathic, which means that the cause is unknown. The age of seizure onset can sometimes offer a clue. Idiopathic epilepsy is rare in children and young adults.
General Biologic Mechanisms Involved with Seizures
Epileptic seizures are triggered by abnormalities in the brain that cause a group of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex to become activated simultaneously, emitti...
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Expert & Community Posts
Vocal Cord Problems
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Stroke Symptoms in Children
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Health Guide
Migraines and Headaches: When to See a Doctor
Statistically, most headaches and Migraine attacks are painful and disruptive, but not dangerous. Still, head pain can be a symptom of other conditions, some of them quite serious. Additionally, even... Read more »Migraine and Stroke Prognosis
...have:A family history of migraine with auraMigraines that are not triggered by lightNo other primary headachesAccording to another study, a history of head trauma or oral contraceptive use... Read more »Alcoholism: Complications
...FunctioningDrinking too much alcohol can cause immediate mild neurologic problems in anyone, including insomnia and headache. Long-term alcohol use may even physically affect the brain. Except in... Read more »Treatment for Heart Attacks
...symptoms have continued beyond 12 hoursPregnant womenPeople who have experienced recent trauma (especially head injury) or invasive surgeryPeople with active peptic ulcersPatients who have been... Read more »Thrombolytic therapy (tissue plasminogen activator: tPA)
...blood pressure, or increased heart rate. Generally, tPA will not be given if you have had a recent head injury, trauma, surgery, bleeding problems, uncontrolled high blood pressure, bleeding... Read more »Images
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