Seizures: MedlinePlus - Genetics Home Reference [BIBLIOTECA DE GENÉTICA APLICADA - DESÓRDENES GENÉTICOS que producen CONVULSIONES - NUEVO TÓPICO DE SALUD 2016]

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New on the MedlinePlus Seizures page:

Genetics Home Reference: DOORS syndrome

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Genetics Home Reference: malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy

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Genetics Home Reference: phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency

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Genetics Home Reference: myoclonic epilepsy myopathy sensory ataxia

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Genetics Home Reference: pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy

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Genetics Home Reference: pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent epilepsy

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Genetics Home Reference: sialidosis

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Genetics Home Reference: molybdenum cofactor deficiency

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Genetics Home Reference: sepiapterin reductase deficiency

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Genetics Home Reference: fucosidosis

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Genetics Home Reference: paroxysmal extreme pain disorder

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Genetics Home Reference: juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

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Genetics Home Reference: succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency

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Genetics Home Reference: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

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Genetics Home Reference: benign familial neonatal seizures

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Genetics Home Reference: aspartylglucosaminuria

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Genetics Home Reference: aminoacylase 1 deficiency

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Genetics Home Reference: ataxia neuropathy spectrum

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Seizures: MedlinePlus

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• Absence seizure
• Convulsions - first aid - slideshow
• CPK isoenzymes test
• EEG
• Epilepsy or seizures - discharge
• Febrile seizures
• Febrile seizures - what to ask your doctor
• Generalized tonic-clonic seizure
• Partial (focal) seizure
• Seizures

Related Health Topics

• Epilepsy

National Institutes of Health

The primary NIH organization for research on Seizures is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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Summary

Seizures are symptoms of a brain problem. They happen because of sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain. When people think of seizures, they often think of convulsions in which a person's body shakes rapidly and uncontrollably. Not all seizures cause convulsions. There are many types of seizures and some have mild symptoms. Seizures fall into two main groups. Focal seizures, also called partial seizures, happen in just one part of the brain. Generalized seizures are a result of abnormal activity on both sides of the brain.

Most seizures last from 30 seconds to 2 minutes and do not cause lasting harm. However, it is a medical emergency if seizures last longer than 5 minutes or if a person has many seizures and does not wake up between them. Seizures can have many causes, including medicines, high fevers, head injuries and certain diseases. People who have recurring seizures due to a brain disorder haveepilepsy.

NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Start Here

• Seizures and Epilepsy: Hope through Research  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)Available in Spanish
• Seizures in Adults (Beyond the Basics) (UpToDate)

Latest News

• Briviact Approved for Epileptic Seizures (02/19/2016, HealthDay)
• Stroke Survivors Develop Seizures, Study Confirms (02/18/2016, HealthDay)

Diagnosis and Tests

• Computed Tomography (CT) -- Head  (Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology)Available in Spanish
• EEG (Electroencephalogram) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Treatments and Therapies

• Convulsions - first aid - slideshow Available in Spanish
• First Aid for Seizures (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Available in Spanish
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Specifics

• Absence Seizure (Petit Mal Seizure) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Frontal Lobe Seizures (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Grand Mal Seizure (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Temporal Lobe Seizure (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Todd's Paralysis  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

Genetics

• Genetics Home Reference: 15q13.3 microdeletion  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: aminoacylase 1 deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: aspartylglucosaminuria  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: ataxia neuropathy spectrum  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: benign familial neonatal seizures  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: DOORS syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: fucosidosis  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: juvenile myoclonic epilepsy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Mabry syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Miller-Dieker syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: molybdenum cofactor deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: myoclonic epilepsy myopathy sensory ataxia  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: paroxysmal extreme pain disorder  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent epilepsy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: sepiapterin reductase deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: sialidosis  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: X-linked creatine deficiency  (National Library of Medicine)

Statistics and Research

• Febrile Seizures and Epilepsy: Possible Outcomes (American Academy of Neurology) - PDF

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Seizures  (National Institutes of Health)

Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Question 1: Phenobarbital for preventing mortality and morbidity in full-term...
• Article: Febrile seizures.
• Article: Systematic review of fever, febrile convulsions and serious adverse events...
• Seizures -- see more articles
• Epileptic seizures -- see more articles

Find an Expert

• Find a Doctor (American Epilepsy Society)
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Available in Spanish

Children

• Febrile Seizures  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)Available in Spanish
• Febrile Seizures  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Infantile Spasms  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Ohtahara Syndrome  (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Seizures (Nemours Foundation)Available in Spanish
• Treatment of Seizures in Children (Beyond the Basics) (UpToDate)

Women

• Seizure Disorders in Pregnancy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDFAvailable in Spanish

Patient Handouts

• Absence seizure Available in Spanish
• EEG Available in Spanish
• Epilepsy or seizures - discharge Available in Spanish
• Febrile seizures Available in Spanish
• Generalized tonic-clonic seizure Available in Spanish
• Partial (focal) seizure Available in Spanish
• Seizures Available in Spanish