focal seizure

      What is a focal crisis?


 

     Health Focal epilepsy are also known as partial, simple, and complex convulsions, but all the same meaning - abnormal electrical activity in a specific area of ​​the brain. If they are simple-partial seizures, they will not affect memory or consciousness. If they are partial complexes, which do not concern only memory and consciousness, but also your behavior. Although they generally begin and remain in one area of ​​the brain, it is possible for them to influence the whole brain, proceeding to a generalized crisis, the most serious type of crisis. Basics

  A focal seizure can occur at any age and may present as a single episode or as chronic convulsions, also known as epilepsy. It is more common in adults than in children. Anomaly may have been present at birth, or may develop following head injury from a fall or accident, an infection such as meningitis, or health conditions that include brain tumors and strokes. For many patients, however, there is no identifiable cause for their condition. Symptoms

    Someone with focal epileptic seizures may suffer from one or all of the following symptoms. It should be noted, however, that many with epilepsy generally suffer from similar symptoms with each episode they experience. Symptoms include abnormal movements of the head, forced turn of his head, a contraction and relaxation of the muscles, lip snap or abnormal mouth behavior, a numbness or tingling sensation that remains in a localized area of ​​the body or spreads to different areas, hallucinations such as feeling, seeing, or smell of things that do not exist, abdominal symptoms such as pain, nausea or vomiting, dilated pupils, increased heart rate or pulse, obscuring, and changes in mood, emotions or vision. Diagnosis

    Before performing any diagnostic tests, the patient's neurologist or the emergency room physician will ask a series of questions about his medical history. This may include previous unreported episodes, family history, and any conditions that may be considered a risk factor such as previous brain surgery.
The doctor can then order an EEG, a test performed to monitor the electrical activity of the brain. Some may order a private sleep EEG, because lack of sleep is a typical trigger for many patients with epilepsy. During an EEG, other triggers can be introduced as fast flashing lights - they are another common trigger among those diagnosed with epileptic seizures. This test will show changes compared to normal brain electrical activity to abnormal.

 A CT scan or MRI can also be ordered to show the exact location of the lesion causing the symptoms Treatment for focal epileptic seizures has many variables, the first being whether or not it is an isolated episode. If the patient has no previous history of convulsions and has no risk factors, but has been exposed to a common trigger of seizures, such as a toxic reaction to chemicals or a high fever, the only treatment required may be to avoid these triggers. However, if the patient is having chronic or recurrent convulsions and has been diagnosed with epilepsy, it will be placed on antiepileptic drugs. The response to these medications can vary from person to person - what works well for one can not work for another. Therefore, different dosage and medication adjustments may be required before seizures are managed. In some cases, more drugs are needed.

       Although there is no cure for epilepsy, there are steps you can take to help reduce the chances of having an attack. The most obvious is to take the medication as prescribed. If you experience serious or severe side effects, call your doctor immediately to get the drug adjusted or changed to one that works for you. Sometimes the side effects are not worth the benefits of the drug. Every person with epilepsy has his trigger, the one thing or number of things, which sparks their crisis. For the stress a bit of it, for the other flashing lights, but for others the lack of sleep. When you first start having epileptic seizures, write down what happened right before the seizure occurred. This way every time you have a seizure it will help you determine what sparks the crises and help you avoid such triggers.