Epilepsy is a condition that can cause you to experience seizures, which can manifest themselves as small disturbances in brain function or as larger movements like grand mal seizures where your entire body shakes. While your seizure triggers may...
Children who develop juvenile myoclonic epilepsy will most likely have it for the rest of their lives. About 80 percent will need to take anti-epileptic drugs to prevent the return of seizures, according to Epilepsy Action's website. Some studies...
If not treated, meningitis can be life threatening. Meningitis describes inflammation of the connective tissue covering the spinal cord and brain---the meninges. Bacteria or other infectious causes invade the meninges and release toxins into the...
The brain communicates with itself and the rest of the body through electrical impulses sent between neurons. In seizure disorders, the electrical impulses in the brain are temporarily disrupted, resulting in a wide variety of symptoms due to...
Meningitis is a serious infection that can be caused by bacteria or viruses. Meningitis affects the meninges, the lining of the spinal cord and brain, and the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds them. Meningitis can be difficult to diagnose in...
Bacillary dysentery is a bacteria-induced diarrheal illness primarily caused by four species of Shigella: S. dysenteriae, S. sonnei, S. flexneri and S. boydii. Shigellosis is another term for bacillary dysentery. The infecting bacteria cause an...
Seizures and epilepsy--two conditions, two definitions, one connection. It is possible to have one seizure episode and not be diagnosed with epilepsy. To be diagnosed with epilepsy, you must have recurring seizure episodes. And, while the why is...
The National Cancer Institute reports that in 2009 approximately 22,070 cases of brain tumors were diagnosed in the United States. Brain tumors may originate in the brain, or they may start somewhere else in the body, such as in the lungs, and...
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disease that causes progressive memory loss, neurological and cognitive impairment, and motor dysfunction over a period of years. It progresses in stages, with symptoms becoming more severe and...
Pregnancy comes complete with a vast array of signs and symptoms, many of which are physically uncomfortable. Upper abdominal pain is no exception; whether chronic or acute, mild and achy or sharp and stabbing, it can be difficult to eat, rest,...
Every month, girls and women of childbearing age experience menstrual symptoms ranging from mild cramps to bloating, headaches and nearly intolerable pain. While the menstrual cycle is a natural fact of life for women, nutrition and health status...
Group B streptococcus, also known as Group B strep or Baby Strep, is a common bacterial infection found in the vagina, rectum and lower intestine of many healthy women. Although the chances of a pregnant mother passing GBS to her baby during...
