Seizure

An epileptic seizure, informally known as a seizure, is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Outward effects vary from uncontrolled... Wikipedia

  • Specialty:  Neurology, emergency medicine
  • Symptoms:  Variable
  • Duration:  Typically
  • Causes:  Provoked: Low blood sugar, alcohol withdrawal, low blood sodium, fever, brain infection, traumatic brain injury, Unprovoked: Unknown, brain injury, brain tumor, previous stroke
  • Diagnostic method:  Based on symptoms, blood tests, medical imaging, electroencephalography
  • Differential diagnosis:  Syncope, psychogenic non-epileptic seizure, migraine aura, transient ischemic attack
  • Treatment:  Less than 5 min: Place person on their side, remove nearby dangerous objects, More than 5 min: Treat as per status epilepticus
  • Frequency:  ~10% of people (overall worldwide lifetime risk)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo

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