Signs and Symtom of a Human Earthquake
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The Signs and Symptoms of a Human Earthquake
In my lifetime I was gripped with five grand mal seizures. Growing up as a child diagnosed with epilepsy, I know from personal experience what happens during these seizures. I had my first seizure when I was in the first grade, I was on the school bus when it hit. I woke up in a hospital not knowing what had happened and why there was wire all over my head.
“Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain where nerve cells misfire. This can cause strange sensation, emotion or convulsions, muscle spasms (ticks) and loss or consciousness.” (MayoClinic.com) I had what you call “grand mal or a tonic- clonic seizure features a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions. It's the type of seizure most people picture when they think about seizures in general”. (MayoClinic.com)
Definition:
“Grand mal seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity throughout the brain. In some cases, this type of seizure is triggered by other health problems, such as extremely low blood sugar or a stroke. However, most of the time grand mal seizure is caused by epilepsy.
Many people who have a grand mal seizure will never have another one. However in some people, daily anti-seizure medications are needed to control grand mal seizure.” (MayoClinic.com)
Symptoms:
“Fatigue: Sleepiness is common after a grand mal seizure”. (MayoClinic.com)
Each one of these body exhausting episodes caused me to sleep for at least 10 to 14 hours before awaking. I remember feeling when waking up that I was coming back from somewhere far away.
“Aura: Some people experience a warning feeling (aura) before a grand mal seizure. This warning varies from person to person, but may include feeling a sense of unexplained dread, a strange smell or a feeling of numbness.” (MayoClinic.com)
“Unresponsiveness after convulsions: Unconsciousness may persist for several minutes after the convulsion has ended”. (MayoClinic.com)
The short time of my...
In my lifetime I was gripped with five grand mal seizures. Growing up as a child diagnosed with epilepsy, I know from personal experience what happens during these seizures. I had my first seizure when I was in the first grade, I was on the school bus when it hit. I woke up in a hospital not knowing what had happened and why there was wire all over my head.
“Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain where nerve cells misfire. This can cause strange sensation, emotion or convulsions, muscle spasms (ticks) and loss or consciousness.” (MayoClinic.com) I had what you call “grand mal or a tonic- clonic seizure features a loss of consciousness and violent muscle contractions. It's the type of seizure most people picture when they think about seizures in general”. (MayoClinic.com)
Definition:
“Grand mal seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity throughout the brain. In some cases, this type of seizure is triggered by other health problems, such as extremely low blood sugar or a stroke. However, most of the time grand mal seizure is caused by epilepsy.
Many people who have a grand mal seizure will never have another one. However in some people, daily anti-seizure medications are needed to control grand mal seizure.” (MayoClinic.com)
Symptoms:
“Fatigue: Sleepiness is common after a grand mal seizure”. (MayoClinic.com)
Each one of these body exhausting episodes caused me to sleep for at least 10 to 14 hours before awaking. I remember feeling when waking up that I was coming back from somewhere far away.
“Aura: Some people experience a warning feeling (aura) before a grand mal seizure. This warning varies from person to person, but may include feeling a sense of unexplained dread, a strange smell or a feeling of numbness.” (MayoClinic.com)
“Unresponsiveness after convulsions: Unconsciousness may persist for several minutes after the convulsion has ended”. (MayoClinic.com)
The short time of my...