Causes
What level of oxygen during birth causes epilepsy?
What is low oxygen level?
What is the most common treatment of epilepsy?
What is medication?
how many nerve cells does your brain contain?
billions
What type o seizure causes loss of muscle tone?
What is Atonic seizures?
2
Can you get epilepsy from a head injury as an adult?
What is the most severe treatment of epilepsy?
What is surgery?
how do your nerve cells (neurons) communicate?
by sending and receiving electrical impulses
what is at least one type of external symptom?
-convulsions
-confusions
-loss of consciousness
-staring spells
how long do seizures typically last?
30 seconds to 2 minutes
What kind of tumor can cause epilepsy?
What is a brain tumor?
What is the safest way to treat epilepsy?
What is dietary changes?
what happens in the brain during a seizure?
large groups of neurons fire at the same time
what type of seizure causes repetitive jerking movements?
What is clonic seizures?
what type of seizure only occurs in one part of the brain?
focal
What genetic condition can cause epilepsy?
What is tuberous sclerosis?
What is the most rare treatment of epilepsy?
What is medical marijuana?
wild card
free 400 points
What does Absence seizure cause?
what is loss of consciousness?
what type of seizure occurs all over the brain?
generalized