Grand mal seizure types of seizures
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There are different types of epilepsy with different characteristics like grand mal epilepsy you have tonic clonic generalized muscle contractions, frothing, unconsciousness, twitches, metal confusion, some may lose bladder and bowel control, usually preceded by an aura of impending seizure. aura is a strange feeling of muscle stiffening, hearing weird sounds, smelling strange smells etc. absence seizure manifest as brief staring spells where the person is cut off from the surroundings.
Some people may have a focal seizure which may then secondarily generalize into a grand mal seizure. Others may have multiple foci for seizures, but this is less common.
The majority of seizures can be effectively managed with medication. If you are on a medicine and it is maxed out, another medication can be added. Once you have failed (either by not being controlled or not tolerating the medication) several medications, epilepsy surgery may be an option.
Those are basically what are considered to be grand mal seizures. Petite mal seizures can be anything from a twitching of the head to a state of catatonia for a brief time, which sounds more or less like what your girl had.
Please let us know what the vet says when you do get to take her in.
Good luck to you! It's very scary when something is wrong with one of our furkids and we don't know what it is.
of Dilantin and have not had any grand mal seizures since, however I have experienced other types of seizures. My husband seems to think that I have had these other types of seizures between the times of the grand mal seizures, we just didn't know what they were then. I do experience auras with smells and vision changes.
I had the surgery in 2004 and since that time, I have not had any absence or grand mal seizures. I still have seizure activity on my EEG but it now manifests itself as a headache. I don't like dealing with the headaches but they are easier to handle than the other types of seizures.
Depending on where he lives, I may be able to direct you to where he could have some of this testing done.
Eight months ago I suffered a Grand Mal Seizure. It was my first one and I have no family history of seizures. I find that I am now dealing with memory loss. I am frustrated because my memory was pretty sharp prior to the seizure. My doctor never really said that I'd experience this and I was wondering if anyone else is dealing with this as well. I'm not on any type of meds. for seizures or anything else.
Nathan was started on a diet for Seizure control...Ketogenic Diet. He had his last grand mal seizure the 3 day on the diet. His muscle and drop seizures ended 2 months later completely, but we noticed they were less harsh with each one he had til they just stopped." - excerpt from KetoGenic Diet for Seizures.
my 16 yr old son who suffers from autism cerebral palsey ocd servere to profound hearing loss and epilepsy has suffered 3 seizures in 2 weeks, 1 tonic seizure may 2, 1 grand mal may 7 and 1 grand mal may 17. he is now taking 1000mg depakote. his depakote level is 105 (he weighs 98 lbs) since his last seizure on may 17 he now cries for hours before he falls asleep, and wakes during the night crying. i think his meds r affecting him. can u please give me an idea to help him?
I am 49 years old and have been having simple partial seizures and grand mal seizures for the past 2 years. Started out with simple partial seizures and ocular migraines, but I didn't know what it was, so I ignored it for about a year. I could tell they were getting worse and also noticed I would feel nauseous sometimes & pass out - other times smell a funny smell and pass out. I went to a neurologist and had EEG & MRI & table tilt test, nothing was found.
After a Grand mal seizure, can you have smaller “after shook” seizures, especially after hitting your head? How long till you “heal” from a Grand mal seizure? Question 2: We will hesitate extremely before putting her back on medication, the effects of the Keppra were worse than the smaller little seizures she had. But if we are forced to go with medicine, what is the best for a child like this? Should we wait to see if the seizures start up again before deciding on medicine?
My dog has had 8 seizures within the last 6 hours, he has had one before but that was over a month ago and this is the first since then, they only last a few seconds and are happening about 20 minutes apart, based on some research they appear to be grand mal seizures. What are possible causes of this, any very expensive veterinary bills are not possible, I simply cannot afford it. What should I do.
i have heard that it is a possibility, even for people without a history of epilepsy. Are you or the person you are asking about on any medication for the seizures? I would consult a doctor for sure about this one.
My very healthy 3 year olds son recently had a grand mal seizure and is now having drop seizures. His MRI showed a cerebellar tonsillar ectopia and adenoid and tonsil enlargement. Does anyone know if this combination could cause a seizure? Or whether the cerebellar tonsillar ectopia alone could cause a seizure?
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suffered 2 grand mal seizures in last 6 weeks and this has left me with a numb temple on the left side of my head which comes and goes. I,m 55 and have been in good health apart from that. Neugerologist has diagonsed epilepsy and i am takin Lamictal for it at 75mg a day building to 200. I was tested for balance and co ordination and that was all good.
My son is 21 and mildly autistic. He had his first seizure(grand mal) when he was 19. After a lot of testing, his neurologist said the type of seizures starts around 20 yrs.of age. He was put on keppra and had about 3 seizures the first year and then I fought for name brand instead of generic. When he started name brand he was seizure free for 15 months. I was so thankful then out of nowhere he had 2 grand mals in less than a week. His dr.increased his keppra to the max of 3000 mg. A day.
Keppra is an anti seizure medication so if you are having grand mal seizures then they might need to change it to another medication or add another. Anxiety can worsen any disability but would not by itself cause seizures. You would definitely want to speak to a neurologist to get a full check up including an EEG, MRI and perhaps a sleep study and in the meantime post the question in the neurology forum as well.
A few minutes after that she had a grand mal seizure. (First seizure ever). Rushed to the hospital by ambulance. She had 1 seizure in ambulance, 2 more in the ER. Cat Scan showed nothing. She was put on seizure medication, but seizures continued. She was also given bacterial and fungal medication, in case of encyphillitis, etc., Ran every possible test imaginable, all came back negative. Spinal Fluid showed elevated white blood cells. Doctors could not figure out what was causing her seizures.
Also, they seem to be occurring so frequently, we are wondering if he needs to wear a medic alert necklace, or is this only for grand mal seizures? Also, will he experience an aura, and if so, what type of symptoms might he notice (he cannot tell us if he is experiencing anything unusual just prior, and he asks us what might possibly occur, but we don;t know)? Also, what danger, if any, is he in, if he does not lose full consciousness or have a grand mal seizure?
10 days ago he suffered his first seizure. Grand Mal. Foaming, convulsing, urinating on himself... choking. I brought him to the vet the next day. They took blood, but didn't see anything. I can't afford the other diagnostic tests.
His second seizure came last week, then last night at 2am, then Noon today, then 4:30 pm & 6:30pm.
My vet called in a prescription earlier, and my dog received the first dose at 5pm.
So the ER doctor gave her potassium pills and muscle relaxer, which seemed to calm everything down. Well 5 days later, she had her first full blown Grand Mal Seizure lasting over 6 mins. After arriving at the ER, she had her second Grand Mal seizure lasting about the same time. They did an C-Scan again and yet again, it came back clear. The next day she had an EEG and MRI done, and both of those came back clear.
My fiance had a seizure back when he was 22, a grand mal seizure. lost conciousness and breath, they had to revive him on the way to the ER ect. That was 5 years ago and nothing since then has happened untill here recently. They never did put a diagnosis as to what exactly caused that seizure so it was sort of let go and forgotten about. Well about six months ago he had another one that was just as bad. He ended up in the hospital and was even discharged from the Navy.
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