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Seizure

Sudden and uncontrolled changes in the brain's electrical activity are called a seizure. Some of the symptoms include confusion, staring spell, jerking movements of the arms and legs, loss of awareness, fear, and anxiety. Seizures can be caused due to high fever, lack of sleep, low sodium in the body, head injury, stroke, brain tumor, alcohol and substance abuse, and some medications (antidepressants).

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What causes eyes to go around as if spun on a chair?

Query: Hello doctor, My son is four years old. He was diagnosed with vertigo. It started when he was playing on his gadget. When he plays an action game, we have found that he becomes extremely scared and points to his head. When it first started, I saw his eyes going around and around as if someone spun h...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your son's symptoms could be related to epilepsy seizures. If this diagnosis is confirmed, this situation may last for some years, depending on the possible causes. For this reason, I recommend performing an EEG (electroencephalogram). Starting an antiepileptic drug m...  Read Full »

Can discontinuing seizure medications affect health?

Query: Hello doctor, My daughter is suffering from a seizure problem. She had seizures two times, five years back. We consulted a neurologist nearby and they suggested a tablet Levenue 500 mg twice a day, for five years. She was taking the medicine continuously, and now she has moved to another place for h...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern and would explain that if she has been seizure free for the last five years on medication, it is ok to stop medication now. So, there is no reason to panic. Nothing bad has happened during these two months as she may be c...  Read Full »

Why do I have seizures one day after my delivery?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 24-year-old female. I am looking for some help. I feel no doctor understands what is wrong with me. I have had epilepsy since around puberty around the age of 12 when I got my period. I had a lot of seizures until I was finally controlled on Tegratol 200 mg. Throughout my teena...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read carefully your question and would explain that the aura that you explain (electric shock feeling in the thumb) are not typical of epilepsy. So, considering the fact that you have been on 200 mg of Tegretol (which is a really non-effective dose) with no seizure...  Read Full »

How to treat seizures without side effects?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 53 years old working man. Three years back, I had my first seizure attack while in my office and discussing a meeting. It was a powerful attack, and I got injured, mostly in my face. A few months later, when I was packing my luggage for travel, I lost consciousness for about two ho...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Since tablet Brivajoy (Brivaracetam) is challenging to find, it is fine to continue with tablet Valparin Chrono (Sodium Valproate and Valproic Acid) 500 mg three times daily and tablet Levera (Levetiracetam) 500 mg twice daily. This is a g...  Read Full »

A 12-year-old has hydrocephalus, uncontrollable seizures and many problems. What could it be?

Query: Hello doctor, I am an occupational therapist, and my client's mother would not let me talk to her neurologist even though I need to script some equipment. So I wanted to ask general questions, the client is 12 years old and has hydrocephalus and had many many surgeries as her shunts keep becoming bl...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your question carefully and would explain the upright position (head of the bed 45 degrees) can help reduce the intracranial pressure. So, I agree with the patient that she feels better in this position. Regarding the medication, I would recommend Diamox and Fu...  Read Full »

Will seizures slow my daughter's growth and development?

Query: Hello doctor, My 12-year daughter has been suffering from seizures since birth. The cause of the seizure was not known. That is idiopathic. She is now taking Valparin 500 Chrono and Levipil 750 twice daily. The last seizure occurred four years ago. Developments are slow, although she attained pubert...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would explain that as your daughter has been suffering from seizures since birth, it is very likely that her brain has been damaged during birth (from hypoxia) or she has any specific genetic syndrome associated with seizures. Both these ...  Read Full »

What could be the reason for seizures in my child?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a few questions about my child, who was very ill nine months back. At the beginning of his illness, he had two short seizures within 20 minutes. These two seizures did not have jerking motion, and he was not incontinent. A month later, he developed a peritonsillar abscess which ...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. The first two seizures your child encountered could be related to the infection. As they occurred within a short span, we can consider them as one clinical seizure. The EEG has a clinical significance for genera...  Read Full »

What is the treatment for epilepsy who has had it for the past 22 years?

Query: Hello doctor, My mother is a patient of epilepsy for 22 years. Earlier she was diagnosed as GTCS (generalized tonic-clonic seizures) and CPS (complex partial seizures) and given Eptoin 100mg BD at first, then Zeptol CR 400mg BD with Cloba 10mg for fits, convulsions, and senselessness. But still, it...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your mother's situation seems to be very complicated. I would like to explain that it is true that Carbamazepine (Zeptol) can have no good effect or even worsen idiopathic generalized seizures. I would not recommend Topiramate for this type of epilepsy, because it is ...  Read Full »

I have seizures for the past three years. How can I cure it?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been having seizures for three years, and the doctor I have seen has done an EEG and said it only had mild fluctuations. My mother and her sister have epilepsy, and I want to know if I have it too. My seizures are the same, usually lasting 1 to 2 minutes, and I am stiff througho...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I would explain that it is essential to investigate the low glucose levels as it could cause seizures. For this reason, I recommend consulting first with an endocrinologist and performing further tests to investigate possible insulinoma. If...  Read Full »

Are my episodes of dizziness and seizures related to neurological disorders?

Query: Hi doctor,I have had periodic episodes of dizziness with lower extremity numbness or tingling off and on for the last few weeks. Some limb heaviness happened last night, and my husband and medical practitioner found me in what sounds to be a seizure and was alert and oriented (A and O x2). I have no...  Read Full »


Dr. Aida Abaz Quka

Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern. I would like to explain that your symptoms do not seem to be related to any severe neurological disorders. Thyroid gland dysfunction or orthostatic hypotension may lead to this symptomatology. For this reason, I would suggest measuring your blo...  Read Full »

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