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Short answer- Yes, in general antibiotics may cause a grand mal seizure.
Long answer- In any specific case, maybe. People who are sick and getting antibiotics are more likely to have a seizure from the underlying illness, and potentially the associated fever. There is a concept of a seizure threshold. Think of the brain like a pot of water, and a seizure like boiling. Anything that raises the temperature (metaphorically) increases the chances of having a seizure. These can include generally being sick, a high fever, electrolyte abnormalities, genetic propensity, and certain medications. Also medications can interfere with the metabolism of seizure medications and in some people the infection involves the brain, and can cause seizures. Some antibiotics (but not all) are known to lower the seizure threshold, and have a slight increase in the number of seizures, usually a few patients in every thousand treated.
Justin Montanye, MD
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A major epileptic seizure is referred to as?
A Grand Mal seizure.
What seizure is most fatal?
Seizures are extremely rarely fatal. People are more likely to die from another cause, such as falling from a high place when having a seizure. The most serious kind of seizure is a Grand Mal, and if a seizure itself is going to kill someone, it would have to be an extremely serious Grand Mal seizure. However the vast majority of Grand Mal seizures are not serious enough to cause serious damage, so people would not regard them as being a risk of death.
What is the worst type of seizure?
Of the two adult types, petite mal and grand mal, the worst is the grand mal seizure, as it includes a lose of consciousness and violent spasms. However, grand mal seizures are usually isolated incidents, meaning you may never have another seizure again.
How do petit mal seizures differ from grand mal seizures?
Grand mal epilepsy is a major seizure and petit mal epilepsy is a minor seizure. A grand mal epilepsy seizure is a seizure that causes a person to have a loss of consciousness, loss of muscle coordination and can cause loss of bowel and bladder. Petit mal epilepsy seizures may cause uncontrollable twitching or movement in a smaller part of the body. Both petit mal epilepsy and grand mal epilepsy seizures are caused by too much activity in the brain.
Is it good to have petit mal seizures?
It is not good to have any kind of seizure. The only thing that can be said is that having a petit mal seizure is better than having a grand mal seizure.
Grand mal and petit mal are to types of disease called?
Epilepsy, or seizure.
An epileptic seizure which cuasesconvulsions of the body?
A "Grand Mal" seizure is likely to have that sort of affect.
Can a grand mal seizure cause two broken arms?
Yes, by the person falling down and/or thrashing around during the seizure, broken bones are certainly possible.
Drug of choice for grand mal seizure?
dilantin lamictal neurontin depakote
What is a granmaul seizure?
The correct term is "grand mal seizure." This is a type of tonic-clonic seizure that features a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions.
What is it normal to feel like after a grand mal seizure?
It is normal to feel very sleepy and wiped out after a grand mal seizure. You will want to just go to sleep and sleep for along time. It is also common to feel confused and disorientated.
Where does the term grand mal come from in the type of seizure.?
The term "grand mal" comes from the French language and translates to "big sickness." It was used historically to describe the severe and generalized nature of the seizures associated with this type of epilepsy.
