Partial Complex Seizure : Complications

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Complications could include:
Generalized seizures; Epilepsy (recurrent seizures; Prolonged or closely occurring seizures (status epilepticus; Injury from falls, bumps, biting self; Injury caused by a seizure during driving or operating machinery; Aspiration pneumonia; Permane...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 7, 2006
Aspiration pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs and bronchial tubes caused by inhaling foreign material (usually food, drink, vomit , or secretions from the mouth) into the lungs. This may progress to form a collection of pus in the lungs (lung abscess).
Source:ADAM
Date:March 1, 2007
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of physical trauma to the head causing damage to the brain. This damage can be focal, or restricted to a single area of the brain, or diffuse, affecting more than one region of the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Epilepsy is a brain disorder involving recurrent seizures .
Source:ADAM
Date:May 29, 2008
Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions. A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain ' s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Epilepsy is a chronic (persistent) disorder of the nervous system. The primary symptoms of this disease are periodic or recurring seizures that are triggered by sudden episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Epilepsy is a chronic (persistent) disorder of the nervous system. The primary symptoms of this disease are periodic or recurring seizures that are triggered by sudden episodes of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain ' s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A condition affecting people regardless of age, sex, or race, where a pattern of recurring malfunctioning of the brain is present. Epilepsy, from the Greek word for seizure, is a recurrent demonstration of a brain malfunction.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain ' s normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is a term that refers to a condition where seizures are generated in the portion of the brain called the temporal lobe. Either the right or the left temporal lobe can be involved, and in rare cases both temporal lobes can be involved in a particular individual.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain's normal electrical activity accompanied by an alteration in consciousness or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The words " epilepsy " and " epileptic " are of Greek origin and have the same root as the verb " epilambanein, " which means " to seize " or " to attack. " Therefore, epilepsy means seizure, while epileptic means seized.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Status epilepticus is a term describing a state of continuous seizure activity. In the past, 30 minutes of continuing seizure or frequent attacks that prevent recovery was required for the definition of status to be met.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality, typically including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who one is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things which aren't there).
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
Psychosis is a symptom or feature of mental illness typically characterized by radical changes in personality, impaired functioning, and a distorted or non-existent sense of objective reality. Patients suffering from psychosis have impaired reality testing; that is, they are unable to distinguish personal, subjective experience from the reality of the external world.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Psychosis is a symptom of mental illness characterized by a radical change in personality and a distorted or diminished sense of objective reality. Psychosis appears as a symptom of a number of mental disorders, including mood and personality disorders , schizophrenia , delusional disorder , and substance abuse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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