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  2. Epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Epilepsy is usually treated with daily medication once a second seizure has occurred, [26] [106] while medication may be started after the first seizure in those at high risk for subsequent seizures. [106] Supporting people's self-management of their condition may be useful. [144]

  3. Jeavons syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Jeavons syndrome is a type of epilepsy.It is one of the most distinctive reflex syndromes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy characterized by the triad of eyelid myoclonia with and without absences, eye-closure-induced seizures, EEG paroxysms, or both, and photosensitivity.

  4. Status epilepticus - Wikipedia

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    [1] [6] First aid guidelines for seizures state that, as a rule, an ambulance should be called for seizures lasting longer than five minutes (or sooner if this is the person's first seizure episode and no precipitating factors are known, or if said SE happens to a person with epilepsy whose seizures were previously absent or well-controlled for ...

  5. Seizure - Wikipedia

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    Strokes, brain bleeds, and traumatic brain injury can all also lead to epilepsy if seizures re-occur. If the first seizure occurs more than 7 days following a stroke, there is a higher chance of the person developing epilepsy. [27] Post-stroke epilepsy accounts for 30%-50% of new epilepsy cases. [27]

  6. Epilepsy in children - Wikipedia

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    The epileptic seizures can be of different types depending on the part of the brain that was affected, seizures are classified in 2 main types partial seizure or generalized seizure. [1] Once a child has their first seizure or suspect seizure, they should be referred to specialized paediatrician in epilepsy and seizures to assess the seizure ...

  7. Post-traumatic epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a form of acquired epilepsy that results from brain damage caused by physical trauma to the brain (traumatic brain injury, abbreviated TBI). [1] A person with PTE experiences repeated post-traumatic seizures (PTS, seizures that result from TBI) more than a week after the initial injury. [ 2 ]

  8. Causes of seizures - Wikipedia

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    In some non-photosensitive epilepsies, seizures may be triggered by the loss of central vision during eye-closure, in an phenomenon called fixation-off sensitivity (FOS), where the epileptic activity persists for the total duration of eye-closure. Though unrelated phenomena, photosensitive and non-photosensitive epilepsies can occur together in ...

  9. Management of drug-resistant epilepsy - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 30% of people with epilepsy have a drug-resistant form. [4] Achieving seizure control in DRE patients is critical as uncontrolled seizures can lead to irreversible damage to the brain, cognitive impairment, and increased risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy called SUDEP.

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