Epilepsy symptoms- medicalloe

Epilepsy: symptoms

Definition epilepsy is a neurological central nervous system disorder characterized by seizures and short periods of unusual behavior sensations and loss of consciousness at times due to disruption of the nerve cell activity in the brain symptoms seizure signs and symptoms are

involuntary and uncontrollable jerking movements of the limbs loss of consciousness and awareness of surrounding psychic symptoms
of confusion and staring blankly risk factors factors which increase the risk of epilepsy our age usually early childhood and after the age 60 but conditions may appear at any age family history family history of epilepsy head injuries in some cases stroke and other vascular diseases any stroke induced brain damage contribs II dementia memory loss in older adults brain infections meningitis can cause infection
and inflammation in the brain or spinal cord seizures in childhood high fevers in childhood can sometimes be associated with seizures diagnosis the doctor will do the following patient medical history review signs and symptoms and medical history neurological examination and neuropsychological tests check behavior assess thinking memory and speech skills motor abilities and mental function to determine the
type of epilepsy and area of brain affected blood tests to check for infections genetic conditions associated with seizures scans doctors may run a CT scan an MRI a PET scan a SPECT test and an electroencephalogram EEG test to detect brain abnormalities and see epicenter treatment doctors generally treat epilepsy with medication if medications don't treat the condition doctors may propose surgery or therapies like vagus nerve stimulation and a ketogenic diet