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- The Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a type of epilepsy with multiple different types of seizures, particularly tonic (stiffening) and atonic (drop) seizures. Intellectual development is usually, but not always, impaired. The EEG shows a classic pattern of background slowing and spike-wave bursts at frequencies less than 2.5 per second.
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- Areas of the brain important for some types of seizures, for example partial seizures, are the same areas of the brain involved in emotions and responding to stress. Stress can cause problems sleeping which is also a seizure trigger. Chronic stress can lead to anxiety or depression. Sleep problems are symptoms of these mood problems. Being anxious and depressed can also worsen stress, causing a vicious cycle with more seizures and mood problems.
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- A. Epilepsy is the occurrence of sporadic electrical storms in the brain commonly called seizures. These storms cause behavioral manifestations (such as staring) or involuntary movements (such as grand mal seizures). There are several types of epilepsy, each with different causes, symptoms, and treatments.
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How Do Strobe Lights Cause Seizures? Along with strobe lights, people may experience seizures through flickering or rolling images of television screens, video games and computer monitors. There are people who do not have epilepsy but experience seizures because of sensitivity to flickering light or visual patterns. They may have other conditions that are vulnerable to ultraviolet light. They also may not develop full seizures, but instead experience headaches, nausea, dizziness and other attacks.
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- Grand mal epilepsy is a major seizure and petit mal epilepsy is a minor seizure. A grand mal epilepsy seizure is a seizure that causes a person to have a loss of consciousnes … s, loss of muscle coordination and can cause loss of bowel and bladder. Petit mal epilepsy seizures may cause uncontrollable twitching or movement in a smaller part of the body.
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Epilepsy and Seizures When a person has two or more seizures, he or she is considered to have epilepsy. There are many possible causes of epilepsy, including tumors, strokes, and brain damage from illness or injury. In many cases, there may be no detectable cause for epilepsy.he person may have varying degrees of symptoms depending upon the type of seizure. The following are general symptoms of a seizure or warning signs of seizures. Symptoms or warning signs may include: 1  staring. 2  jerking movements of the arms and legs.
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Taking Anti-Seizure Medications After a Stroke There are different types of seizures. Typically people think of seizures as episodes of loss of consciousness, shaking of the legs and arms, tongue biting and bowel or bladder incontinence. This type of seizure, commonly called a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, is one of several seizure types.
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Overview Causes. Grand mal seizures occur when the electrical activity over the whole surface of the brain becomes abnormally synchronized. The brain's nerve cells normally communicate with each other by sending electrical and chemical signals across the synapses that connect the cells. In people who have seizures, the brain's usual electrical activity is altered.
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Nocturnal Seizures What are Nocturnal Seizures? Nocturnal, or sleep-related seizures cause abnormal movement or behavior while sleeping. Activity ranges from awakening from sleep for no clear reason, to violent arm and leg movement, tongue-biting, and urination. Nocturnal seizures frequently occur in people who experience epileptic seizures during the day, but may also occur only at night.
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- Because epilepsy is caused by abnormal activity in brain cells, seizures can affect any process your brain coordinates. Seizure signs and symptoms may include: 1  Temporary confusion. 2  A staring spell.3  Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs. 4  Loss of consciousness or awareness. 5  Psychic symptoms.ecause epilepsy is caused by abnormal activity in brain cells, seizures can affect any process your brain coordinates. Seizure signs and symptoms may include: 1  Temporary confusion. 2  A staring spell.
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- Epidemiology and Prognosis of Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. LGS represents about 5% of childhood epilepsy, with a prevalence of about 2.6 per 10,000 children at 10 years of age. The presence of slow spike-wave on EEG among children with multiple seizure types predicts the co-existence of profound mental retardation.
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All About Seizures In Older Dogs This is often called a 'grand-mal' seizure. The most common symptoms of a full-blown seizure in older dogs include drooling, teeth-grinding, violent muscle spasms, scrabbling or running movements of his legs, loss of bladder and bowel control.
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Focal Onset Seizures (Partial Seizures) A seizure occurs when there’s a surge in this electrical activity. This causes a host of physical symptoms, such as muscle contractions, visual disturbances, and blackouts. Seizures can affect the entire brain. A partial seizure is when a seizure occurs in just one area.
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Generalized Seizures Generalized seizures affect both cerebral hemispheres (sides of the brain) from the beginning of the seizure. They produce loss of consciousness, either briefly or for a longer period of time, and are sub-categorized into several major types: Generalized tonic clonic seizures (grand mal seizures)  are the most common and best known type of generalized seizure. They begin with stiffening of the limbs (the tonic phase), followed by jerking of the limbs and face (the clonic phase).
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Seizures and Epilepsy in Children Anything that interrupts the normal connections between nerve cells in the brain can cause a seizure; this includes a high fever, low blood sugar, alcohol or drug withdrawal, or a brain concussion. Under these circumstances, anyone can have one or more seizures.
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Non-epileptic Seizures Psychogenic seizures include different types: Dissociative seizures are involuntary and happen unconsciously. This is the most common type of NES and the person has no control over the seizures. Associated with psychiatric conditions that cause seizures - eg, panic attacks.
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What Causes Grand Mal Seizure? A generalized tonic-clonic seizure, sometimes called a grand mal seizure, is a disturbance in the functioning of both sides of your brain. A generalized tonic-clonic seizure, sometimes called a grand mal seizure, is a disturbance in the functioning of both sides of your brain. This disturbance is caused by electrical signals spreading through the brain inappropriately.
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epileptic seizures Epileptic seizures are caused by a disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain (and so they always start in the brain). Our brain controls the way we think, move and feel, by passing electrical messages from one brain cell to another.
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Epilepsy and Seizures Epilepsy is a neurological condition involving the brain that makes people more susceptible to having seizures. It is one of the most common disorders of the nervous system and affects people of all ages, races and ethnic background.Almost 3 million Americans live with epilepsy.he person may have varying degrees of symptoms depending upon the type of seizure. The following are general symptoms of a seizure or warning signs of seizures. Symptoms or warning signs may include: 1  staring. 2  jerking movements of the arms and legs.
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Overview In people who have seizures, the brain's usual electrical activity is altered and many nerve cells fire at the same time. Exactly what causes the changes to occur often remains unknown. However, grand mal seizures are sometimes caused by underlying health problems, such as: Injury or infection. Traumatic head injuries
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- The most immediate concern when it comes to grand mal epileptic seizures is to prevent traumatic injury and/or choking. Because of the uncontrolled violent movements of the entire body, aside from the danger of choking, victims have incurred all types of fractures and internal bleeding with damage to vital organs.
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Types of Seizures There are six types of generalized seizures: 1  Tonic-clonic seizures, also known as grand mal seizures, are what most people think of when they imagine a seizure. They involve a loss of consciousness, stiffening of the body, and shaking or jerking, sometimes followed by loss of bladder or bowel control.
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- Seizures can be caused by head injuries, brain tumors, lead poisoning, maldevelopment of the brain, genetic and infectious illnesses, and fevers. In fully half of the patients with seizures, no cause can yet be found.
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Causes of seizures Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, can result in seizures. The cause is an inadequate supply of glucose to the brain, resulting in neuroglycopenia. When brain glucose levels are sufficiently low, seizures may result. Hypoglycemic seizures are usually a complication of treatment of diabetes mellitus with insulin or oral medications.
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- LGS, otherwise known as Lateral Gravity Syndrome, a condition which affects the poorest of social gatherings, where females stay on one side of the room, and males the other. Jeees, the party is pure LGS. #awkward#lgs#childrens party#school disco#nibbles. by MattDS December 16, 2007.