can a heart attack cause someone to have a seizure ?

Answer 1

Usually not in and of itself; however, an after effect of a heart attack could cause a person to experience seizure (or "seizure-like") activity. A "seizure" is generally what an epileptic attack is referred to as; but this term more acurately describes the associated convulsive state. Seizures are a result of a cerebral malfunction which can originate from a number of factors (epilepsy, drug overdose, shock to the body caused by injury, high fever, etc...). A "heart attack", as the name implies, refers to an event that occurs with the heart (N.B. Without going into too much detail, a "heart attack" is a term coined to describe two different cardiac abnormalities: 1) Myocardial Infarction; in which a portion of the myocardium [heart muscle] dies from a lack of oxygen, usually due to artherosclerosis [a buildup of plaque on interior arterial walls], resulting in retricted blood flow to portions of the heart muscle; and 2) Cardiac Arrest; in which there is a "complete cessation of cardiac activity either electrical, mechanical, or both...". This is usually brought on suddenly via serious accident/injury, but can also be the result of an occlusion [closing or blockage] caused by a breakaway piece of plaque [embolus] or a thrombus [ a cardiovascular system clot, usually of blood or blood constituents], which can give the appearance of a seizure [to the inexperienced observer] due to the person's immediate collapse; and which leads me to your question's answer. ). Sometimes after a "heart attack", a person MAY have seizure activity due to a thrombosis (either of plaque or clotted blood) having broken loose to form an embolus that occludes a cerebral vessel, disrupting normal neuronal electrical activity; however, in cases when an embolus has caused a cerebrovascular occlusion, usually some form of "stroke" ends up occurring (known as a C.V.A. [=Cerebro Vascular Accident] in medical terms); which can be of varying degrees, and, although technically not a "seizure", it MAY mimic one in symptomatic presentation.

Answer 2

Heart Attack And Seizures

Answer 3

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I'm assuming that when he went to the emergency department that they ruled out a myocardial infarct. Did they do an eeg to check for seizures.? Has he been referred to a neurologist? He might of experienced a cardiac arrhythmia which caused his collapse and caused him to seizure. He needs to be referred to a cardiologist and if they determine that the cause was an arrhythmia then he needs a referral to a cardiac electrophysiologist to treat it. If he had a heart attack he wouldn't of been discharged from emergency. I'm assuming that they did a ecg and checked his bloodwork, take care, Donna

Answer 4

Yes, it is possible. It's also possible that a seizure can cause a heart attack.

Answer 5

100% and make sure they do a neuological test of them, most will any way. Sometimes up to two weeks after it they will have mini-seizures. Until the heart or congested arteries are fixed.

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Answer 6

Yes. The dead tissue from the heart breaks off, goes out of the main artery into the brain where it blocks the smaller vessels causing an embolism (blockage): one of the main causes of stroke.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

yes