What is a Seizure?!
Question: Following recent events of the Motherwell Captain, Phil O'Donnell, And I started asking questions..
1) What is a seizure?
2) how dangerous can it get?
3) What causes a Seizure
Any help on this would be gratefull.
Answers: Following recent events of the Motherwell Captain, Phil O'Donnell, And I started asking questions..
1) What is a seizure?
2) how dangerous can it get?
3) What causes a Seizure
Any help on this would be gratefull.
A seizure is an involuntary behavior that occurs abnormally and are generally associated with epilepsy, but can come from other sources. Epileptic seizures are categorized by the location in the brain from which they originate and the two main categories of epileptic seizures are "partial" and "generalized." Partial seizures begin in a discreet area of the brain. A simple partial seizure causes no change in consciousness. The patient may have weakness, numbness and unusual smells or tastes. Sometimes, there is twitching of the muscles or limbs, head turning from side to side, paralysis, sight changes or vertigo.
Complex partial seizures occur in the temporal lobe and consciousness is altered. The patient usually has a change in their ability to interact with their environment and may exhibit automatic behaviors such as walking in a circle, sitting and standing, or smacking their lips. Often, odd thoughts occur to the patient, such as a feeling of d