What Happens During Seizures?
Causes Seizures can be caused by trauma to the brain, degenerative neurological diseases, stroke, aneurysms, brain tumors and infectious diseases. Anything that can affect brain function could be the cause for a seizure. Epilepsy is the disease that describes unusually high or regular seizure activity, but like the seizures themselves, epilepsy has a wide range of symptoms and classifications. Definition The word “seizure” is a general term that can describe a broad range of unusual brain function. A seizure occurs when brain cells misfire, triggering other results throughout the body including hallucinations, convulsions and many other effects, some of them very mild. Partial Seizures Partial seizures (also called focal seizures) are those that involve only a localized part of the brain. They sometimes include unconsciousness or a loss of memory. Depending on the area of the brain affected, these seizures can cause sensory hallucinations and localized involuntary muscle contraction. G
