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Jan 06, 2009 -
Jett Travolta, the beloved teenage son of actors, John Travolta and Kelly Preston, died of a seizure. While it is impossible to be with your offspring at all times, you may want to take precaution in the wake of this tragedy if your child suffers from seizures. Dr.
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A generalized tonic-clonic seizure is a seizure involving the entire body, which usually involves muscle rigidity, violent muscle contractions, and loss of consciousness.
Alternative Names
Seizure - tonic-clonic; Seizure - grand mal; Grand mal seizure; Seizure - generalized
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (also called grand mal seizures) are the type of seizure that most people associate with the term "seizure," convulsion, or epilepsy. They may occur in people of any age, as a single episode or as a repeated, chronic condition (epilepsy).
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Jan 05, 2009 -
Sad news came over the weekend when John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett Travolta, passed away while on vacation in the Bahamas. At only 16 years old, Jett reportedly was found in a bathtub on Friday, Jan. 2., after suffering from a seizure and hitting his head.
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Jul 27, 2007 -
I just read this and knew I had to share it: it is a myth that a person having a seizure can swallow their tongue, therefore you should never put anything in their mouth. If you put an object in someone's mouth who is having a seizure, they could bite it and the piece of stick or pencil could get lodged in their throat and block their ability to breath. Which is ultimately more dangerous than a seizure.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
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Central nervous system
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A partial seizure is an episode of abnormal electrical activity in one specific part of the brain.
Alternative Names
Simple seizure; Jacksonian seizure; Seizure - partial (focal)
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
All seizures are caused by abnormal electrical disturbances in the brain. Partial (focal) seizures occur when this electrical activity remains confined to a limited area of the brain; they may sometimes progress to generalized seizures, which affect the whole brain.
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Grand mal seizure
Central nervous system
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A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. Such convulsions occur without any underlying brain or spinal cord infection or other neurologic cause.
Alternative Names
Seizure - fever induced
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
About 3-5% of otherwise healthy children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years will have a seizure caused by a fever.
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Oct 08, 2008 -
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Seizures occur when your brain cells, which communicate through electrical signals, send out abnormal signals. Recurrent seizures from one of many chronic processes are considered epilepsy. Epilepsy can occur at all ages, but it is most common in the elderly.
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This type of seizure involves a temporary movement disturbance that often involves a change in a person's behavior, unusual sensations, or various other symptoms. It arises from abnormal electrical activity in the temporal lobe on one or both sides of the brain.
Alternative Names
TLE; Seizure - temporal lobe
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
A seizure is an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain that can involve loss of consciousness or reduction of consciousness, involuntary movements, and overwhelming sensations.
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A petit mal seizure is a temporary disturbance of brain function caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain and characterized by abrupt, short-term lack of conscious activity ("absence") or other abnormal change in behavior.
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Seizure - petit mal; Absence seizure; Seizure - absence
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Petit mal seizures occur most commonly in people under age 20, usually in children ages 6 to 12. They may occur in combination with other types of seizures.
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Definition
A seizure is a sudden change in behavior due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain.
Considerations
There are a wide variety of possible symptoms of seizures, depending on what parts of the brain are affected. Many types of seizures cause loss of consciousness with twitching or shaking of the body.
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