Is Seizure Deadly?
Witnessing a family member, a friend, or even a stranger have a seizure attack can be terrifying. You may be wondering if seizure is life-threatening.
@healhbiztips by Arlene Gentallan
Most cases of seizure is not considered fatal. In most causes, seizure happens only once during a person's lifetime, but when seizure becomes a recurring problem, it is diagnosed as epilepsy.
What is seizure?
Seizure happens when there is an abnormality in the electrical activity in the brain causing electrical impulse to be fired at a rapid pace causing rapid involuntary shaking to which the individual does not have control. There are actually different types of seizure with varying hallmarks.
Risks of seizure
Sudden convulsion puts threat to the afflicted person during the seizure episode:
Death by seizure happens
While most cases of seizure is considered non-fatal, there are horrific deaths.
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a sudden death of an epileptic person to which the exact cause can not be determined even by autopsy.
What causes seizure can be deadly
Seizure can be caused a life-threatening medical problem like a head trauma, neurological disorder, meningitis, stroke, and electrolyte imbalance. Seizure could just be one of the signs of a deadly underlying culprit.
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| Is Seizure Deadly? |
@healhbiztips by Arlene Gentallan
Most cases of seizure is not considered fatal. In most causes, seizure happens only once during a person's lifetime, but when seizure becomes a recurring problem, it is diagnosed as epilepsy.
What is seizure?
Seizure happens when there is an abnormality in the electrical activity in the brain causing electrical impulse to be fired at a rapid pace causing rapid involuntary shaking to which the individual does not have control. There are actually different types of seizure with varying hallmarks.
Risks of seizure
Sudden convulsion puts threat to the afflicted person during the seizure episode:
- Compromises breathing
- Biting of tongue
- Head and body injury from fall and hitting surrounding objects
Death by seizure happens
While most cases of seizure is considered non-fatal, there are horrific deaths.
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a sudden death of an epileptic person to which the exact cause can not be determined even by autopsy.
What causes seizure can be deadly
Seizure can be caused a life-threatening medical problem like a head trauma, neurological disorder, meningitis, stroke, and electrolyte imbalance. Seizure could just be one of the signs of a deadly underlying culprit.
