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Epilepsy
Alternate Names : Seizure Disorder
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Epilepsy Complications
- Prolonged seizures or numerous seizures without complete recovery between them (status epilepticus)
- Injury from falls, bumps, or self-inflicted bites
- Injury from having a seizure while driving or operating machinery
- Inhaling fluid into the lungs and subsequent aspiration pneumonia
- Permanent brain damage (stroke or other damage)
- Difficulty with learning
- Side effects of medications
- Many anti-epileptic medications cause birth defects -- women wishing to become pregnant should alert their doctor in advance in order to adjust medications
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• Definition
• Epilepsy Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Epilepsy Symptoms & Signs
• Epilepsy Prevention
• Epilepsy Diagnosis & Tests
• Epilepsy Treatment
• Epilepsy Prognosis
• Epilepsy Complications
• Epilepsy Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Kidney Failure
• AIDS
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Brain Abscess
• Dementia
• Diabetes
• Encephalitis
• Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
• Meningitis
• Neurosyphilis
• Partial (Focal) Seizure
• Petit Mal Seizure
• Phenylketonuria
• Prerenal Azotemia
• Stroke
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Tremor
Tests & Exams
• CBC
• CHEM-20
• Cranial CT Scan
• CSF Cell Count
• CSF Collection
• EEG
• Glucose Test
• Kidney Function Tests
• Liver Function Tests
• MRI
Other Topics
• Acute
• Agitation
• Bleeding Into the Skin
• Chronic
• Confusion
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Convulsions
• Drowsiness
• Epilepsy - Resources
• Hair Loss
• Head Injury
• Incidence
• Muscle Cramps
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Numbness and Tingling
• Rashes
• Seizures
• Skin Blushing/Flushing
• Sweating - Excessive
• Urinary Incontinence
Review Date : 11/5/2002
Reviewed By : Joseph V. Campellone, M.D., Division of Neurology, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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