Sentences with phrase «after a seizure episode»

Post-ictal phase: This comes after the seizure episode.

Verifying that your dog experiences a post-ictal phase after a seizure episode will help your veterinarian rule out other conditions that can mimic seizure activity.

Not exact matches

After a certain number of seizure episodes, his employers always let him go.

At least some cases of temporal lobe epilepsy are thought to start after a single episode of prolonged seizures that occurs early in life in response to any number of events, like a high fever.

In 11 of the remaining 14, or 79 percent, who completed the full course of the ketogenic diet, super-refractory seizures stopped, with eight recovering within a week after the episode started.

In general, after a patient has experienced 24 hours in a seizure and there have been multiple failed attempts to stop it with drugs, physicians will use general anesthetics to put a patient in a coma to protect the muscles, kidneys and brain from damage — common side effects of prolonged seizure episodes.

The title refers to a series of unexplained episodes — fainting, seizures, vomiting — that begin to hit the girls not long after Toni joins.

This view is supported, he notes, by the fact that many cats show signs of epileptic seizures soon after an episode of the compulsive scratching behavior.

According to MedlinePlus, a seizure in humans is defined as «the physical findings or changes in behavior that occur after an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.»

Symptoms are abnormal after - meal behavior, episodes of blindness, seizures, stunted growth, poor weight gain and excessive sleeping.

Our 13 month old Mastiff puppy has had symptoms of collapsing and seizure - like episodes after exercise.

Although treatment is usually not given until your cat has experienced multiple seizures, you should still take him to a vet after the first episode.

My dog has epilepsy and is on phenobarbital and had a terrible episode of cluster seizures the day after taking oral Heartgard (Ivermectin).

After an episode, you need to take your cat to the veterinarian (especially if it's their first known seizure).

A low heart rate (or another abnormal rhythm) is the most common finding, but some dogs will be diagnosed only after they've fainted (known as a «syncopal episode») or had a seizure.