The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures

The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures

1. The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures By: Zachary Lutsky

2. The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures A longtime Southern California emergency medicine practitioner, Dr. Zachary Lutsky serves as attending physician at several local emergency departments. Among Dr. Zachary Lutsky’s areas of knowledge is the warning signs of emergency situations such as heart attack and seizure.

3. The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures The condition most associated with unprovoked seizures is epilepsy, a chronic neurological disease that is related to disruptions to electrical surges within the brain. Often associated with those over age 65 as well as children, it can strike people at any age.

4. The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures Psychic symptoms associated with seizures include out-of-body feelings, moments of staring and dizziness, and a “fuzzy” feeling. This is often described as an aura, which serves as the body’s strategy for warning the person that a seizure is imminent. Triggers can include stress, lack of sleep, low blood pressure, and low blood sugar. Seizures can also be related to intake of drugs, alcohol, and nicotine, or missing a regularly taken medication.

5. The Symptoms and Warning Signs of Seizures When a seizure occurs, the most important aspect is safety - the person should be kept away from sharp objects and his or her head cushioned. In addition to uncontrollable jerking of the arms and legs, loss of awareness or consciousness may occur. Seizures that are recurrent may be predictable and kept under relative control. However, in situations where they last more than five minutes or the person has been injured, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends calling for emergency help.