Do any specialists know why epilepsy attacks happen? and how to stop them? or sometimes these are called?

Question

seizures?

Answer 1

Epilepsy is a disease that is caused by electrical malfunction in the brain. The seizures associated with epilepsy can vary in intensity, and in some cases can be controlled by anti-seizure medication.
A Doctor is the best person to get advice from in these matters, especially since Epilepsy affects different individuals differently, and depending on the severity of the case, different solutions ranging from medication to surgery would be indicated.

Answer 2

The best doctor to see for epilepsy is called a neurologist. it can be an independent doctor. Or it can be at your nearest hospital or clinic.
As reported, there are many reason for seizures. Febrile seizures, high fever. Gran-mal (tonic-clonic), petit-mal, and numerous others that are basically caused by too much electricity in the brain. The type of seizures that you are diagnosed with, is where the the malfuntion of the electricity is centered on.
There are many types of medications that can be prescribed for seizure disorders. To name a few there is Keppra, Zarontin, Phenobarbital, Lamictal, Depakote, Topamax, and for the more severe seizures even Ativan.
I myself even have the implant in my chest that is activated my a magnent if need be. However it does go off every three minutes on it's own. It has helped tremendoulsly.
There are even a few brain surgeries that are optional depending on the severity and the type of seizures that you have.
If you are a tween there is the ketogenic diet that you can try. It has been a long time since I have research it. But I believe that it is a high fat diet. The ketogenic diet has not been proven to work in children 16 and up to adulthood.
Look at the information at JHU Epilepsy Center. They are very trusted throughout the county.
Goodluck

Answer 3

Seizures (or 'attacks' of epilepsy) are the physical symptoms of an electrical impulse in the brain. They can be caused by a high fever, underlying medical condition, or brain malformation, among other things. There are many options to treat seizures - most common is an antiepileptic drug, there are dozens to choose from, a modified diet, or a stimulator (pacemaker like device) placed in the chest attached to a nerve traveling to the brain. The best treatment depends on the type of seizure - there are multiple types, ranging from a person 'spacing out' but no other symptoms for a few minutes, to a full blown grand-mal (tonic-clonic) seizure like you see in the movies, with jerking, and stiffening. Some types are more dangerous than others.
This site gives some easy to understand info on all aspects of epilepsy.
www.epilepsy.com

Answer 4

A person can have one seizure in their life time for various number of reasons, seizures are a real thing and they happen, I don't think they quite understand the mechanisms of them quite yet. It is a scary thing when you haven't seen it before. Someone in my family had one and we still don't know what caused it, the doc put them on tegratal to see what happens it was that bad, they may get taken off of it I hope. I consider it to be one of the few real brain diseases that I know about and cancer can affect the brain as well. I had a brother that died of a brain tumor, it was not diagnosed soon enough. I wish that they would do more of their research on the real brain diseases like these so that they could better understand them rather then doing research for non cures for non diseases because it is easier to say it helps someone so does a sugar pill if they think it does. One seizure does not make epilepsy, but it can be the first of many if it is and it is not controlled.

Answer 5

Some are episodic some in direct relation to events,circumstances and the individuals own chemical reaction to the event.
Some are brought on by the smallest of brain injuries, frontal lobe is the area for many.
You can almost avert them with hyperventilating, but be careful there and consult with a physician on the procedure that is deemed safe for the individual.
Some can be controlled with medicines. This varies on a case by case basis, Tegrotol/? has been found to respond or react to episodes with very good results.
There are a few types of seizures, Gran Mal, Petite Mal , Episodic and some that I don't know about.
The illness is known as Palsy in older writings. Julius Cesar had the palsy and as he aged the disease worsened to a point where he was deemed unfit to remain Emperor, this is one explanation for his fall from power and ultimately assassination.
Look it up at HSA? or NHS .gov
They have a more accurate and up to date information than most people.

Answer 6

it is caused by miss info to brain it sort of shorts like a fuse
there are many different forms some more manageable than others there is surgery that can be preformed on certain types but it has its own risks then of course there are many form of medication to keep it under control
different types
from a moments absence to severe or gran mal some are more managable than others
some people are born with it some get it through head injury

Answer 7

General information to help you be better informed....
http://www.epilepsy-navigator.com/index.html
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/nonep.html
http://my.epilepsy.com/?q=node/965868