Clinic
- Seizure is a series of disease which share a special entity, which is named Seizure
- Seizure as an entity is characterized with abnormally Excessive / Synchronous neuronal activities in brain.
- Therefore seizure is an entity or could be a special disease.
- Here is a list of these seizure diseases:
- Tonic-clonic seizure: Involuntary shaking movements involving much of the body with loss of consciousness
- Focal seizure: Shaking only parts of body with variable levels of consciousness
- Absence seizure: Subtle momentary loss of awareness
- Clonic seizures involve shaking of the limbs in unison.
- Myoclonic seizures involve spasms of muscles in either a few areas or generalized through the body.
Causes
Dynamic
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Static
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- Hypoglycemia
- Hyponatremia
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Medication
- Concussion
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Related disease
Remedies
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Distortions of Body
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- Violent, distorted body shape, mostly frightful.
- Opisthotonus (Spine bends backward+ Head/ Heels touch the ground)
- He is totally unconscious.
- The face may be blue and the jaw appears locked.
- Epilepsy following head injury.
- Convulsions occurring in children during dentition or due to worms
- Convulsions in women during and after delivery
- Triggering factors: Touch and noise
- An auditory aura may show its presence.
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Petit Mal Seizure
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- Children with Petit Mal seizures (Frequent brief episodes of seizures in a short time period.)
- Triggering factors: Strong emotions, including fear.
- Absence of aura: Any subjective feeling predictive of the onset of a seizure prior to attack
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Epileptic Convulsions Triggered by Bright Light
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- Convulsion arises after exposure to bright light or shining objects.
- The consciousness is preserved
- Jerking of muscles of the upper body part
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Aura for Seizure Attack is felt in Knees
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- Seizure attack is preceded by an aura in the knee.
- Attack are clonic spasm that usually begins in finger or toes and soon covers the entire body.
- Jerking of muscles is also noticed.
- The triggering factors: Fright and anger
- Convulsion during pregnancy, after delivery and around the menstrual period.
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Epileptic Fit during Sleep
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- Epilepsy seizures where the attacks are present during sleep.
- The aura is felt in the genital area.
- Attacks of seizures during menses.
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Deep Sleep following Epileptic Attack
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- Deep sleep follows an epileptic fit
- Picking at bedclothes and playing with hands
- Muscular twitching.
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Repertory
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Febrile seizures
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- The ideal mode of treatment when there is fever with marked heat.
- Head is extremely hot with jerking of muscles.
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- Extreme chilliness is present with seizures.
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Epileptic fits due to Triggering Factor
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Nux-v
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- Triggered by anger outbursts.
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Nux-v
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Head Injury
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Cic
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Brain Tumor
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Cic
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During Dentition
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Cham
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- Clenched thumbs, fixed pupils and a locked jaw.
- Eyes are turned downwards.
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Suppressed Eruptions
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Cic
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Type of Seizure in Epilepsy
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Art-v
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Petit Mal Seizures
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Bell
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Zinc
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Hyos
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Agar
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- Clonic Seizures
- Agaricus is a great nervous remedy.
- Jerking of a single muscle group or the whole body.
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Cupr
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- Clonic Seizures
- Problem starts in toes or fingers and spreads to the entire body.
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Cic
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- Tonic Seizures: Marked rigidity in the body during tonic convulsions.
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Plb
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KM: The first remedy for epilepsy, then FP
MP: Seizure + Hyperemia / Blood rush to the head
SIL:
- Epilepsy due to bad habits (probably masturbation)
- Nocturnal convulsive attacks
CP:
- Menstrual Seizures (like KP)
- Constitutional treatment of epilepsy