Seizure Disorder - Assignment

Running head: SEIZURE DISORDER
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SEIZURE DISORDER
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SEIZURE DISORDER
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Seizure Disorder
Seizure disorder is a change in the electrical activity of the brain, which may cause
noticeable and dramatic symptoms. However, in some situations, the symptoms may not be
visible. Loss of control and violent shaking is the severe symptoms of the seizure disorder.
The medical practitioners may find it difficult to recognise mild symptoms of a seizure. A
seizure is caused by a number of health conditions; thus, anything that has an impact on the
brain may lead to a seizure. The conditions that may lead to seizure comprise of brain injury
during the period of child’s birth, alcohol withdrawal, drug abuse, chocking, drug
withdrawal, electric shock, choking, head trauma, brain tumour, liver and kidney failure. In
addition, the seizure may be caused through a stroke, low level of blood glucose, extremely
high blood pressure, brain infection like meningitis, defect of the brain during birth and
vascular abnormality in the brain.
On the other hand, seizures can genetically be inherited hence runs in families. Therefore
it is important to know your family history if anyone had a seizure and the cause of seizure in
young children may be unknown on particular occasions. Seizure disorder is most common in
older adults and the children; however, this condition may affect any age group (Ahmed,
Saad & Khalaf, 2017).
A risk factor is something that heightens the probability of a person to develop a seizure
disorder. These risk factors at times may cause brain scary, which may cause some parts of
the brain not to work or develop properly. The risk factors constitute of the utilisation of
illegal drugs such as cocaine, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, early posttraumatic
seizures, Alzheimer disease, repeated or extended episodes of seizure, bleeding in the brain
and insufficient supply of oxygen in the brain. Furthermore, the risk factors comprise of
babies who experience a seizure during their early month of life and mild head injury like a
concussion.