Seizure
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A seizure or "seizure attack" happens when normal connections in the brain are interrupted. Seizures have different appearances and can include confusion, staring spells, or jerking motions of the arms and legs.

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Seizure

Generally, Seizure can be related to:

• Benign Infantile Spasm Associated with Mild Gastroenteritis

  Benign infantile spasm associated with mild gastroenteritis or Benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (CwG) are benign seizures that occur in infants and children aged between 6 months and 3 years and are associated with acute (viral) gastroenteritis. The pathogens found in the stool of CwG patients are mostly rotavirus or norovirus, which can result in mild dehydration. Short-lasting seizures (≤ 5 minutes) occur in clusters within 24 hours, without provoking features such as fever, abnormal laboratory findings in the blood (e.g., hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, or hypocalcemia), or abnormal results in the cerebrospinal fluid (e.g., central nervous system infection).

• Rabies

  Rabies is a deadly viral disease that can spread to people and animals through bites or scratches from infected animals. It is commonly found in wild animals like stray dogs, bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes. The rabies virus travels through nerve cells to the brain, where it multiplies quickly, causing severe inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, often leading to death.

• MELAS Syndrome

  MELAS is a rare genetic disorder that starts in childhood and mainly affects the nervous system and muscles. The disorder is transmitted through the affected person's mother. Typical MELAS symptoms include weak muscles, sudden ("stroke-like") neurological symptoms such as paralysis of the right or left side of the body, blindness, or numbness, in addition to seizures and migraine-like headaches. People who have MELAS are also typically short in size, and have difficulty hearing.

• Fatty Acid Metabolism Disorder

Sometimes, Seizure may be related to these serious diseases:

• Febrile Seizure

  Febrile seizures are seizures that occur due to high fever caused by viral infections, and less commonly, bacterial infection. They usually occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. Febrile seizures most often occur within 24 hours of the onset of a fever and can be the first sign that a child is ill. Some children inherit a family's tendency to have seizures with a fever.

• Epilepsy
• Eclampsia
• Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVT)

• Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)

• Dorsolateral Frontal Lobe Epilepsy