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Night seizures
A night seizure is a condition in which a person has a convulsion (seizure) during the night. Seizures can happen day or night, and are due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain, causing changes in behavior such as rhythmic movements or confusion. Children's night terrors are not seizures but are sleep disturbances that include anxiety, panic, screaming, etc...
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What causes night seizures?
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What are the tests for night seizures?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the treatment for night seizures?
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What symptoms do people with night seizures usually have?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can symptoms of night seizures be indicative of a disease or condition?
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A 25-year old asked:
Is that feeling of falling and suddenly jolting awake the same thing as night seizures?
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A 36-year old asked:
What could cause night seizures or sleep paralysis?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are there good natural alternative therapies for night seizures?
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A member asked:
Can arrhythmias cause major sleep disturbances nightly? (I have already been tested for apnea and night seizures and have differing results...).
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A 30-year old asked:
Night time seizures possibility. How would I know if I am sleeping the whole night?
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A member asked:
Is it night terror or seizures when a 17 months old has an episode during day nap, cries shortly, opens eyes, throws up, jerks (trunk)?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My daughter has epilepsy that is well controlled with her medication, is it possible that she could be having seizures at night anyway?
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A female asked:
Seen in er for seizures last night. thought pseudo.I just thought today may be clonidine toxicity. should i go back?
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A member asked:
My boyfriend had a seizure last night from xanax (alprazolam) he has been off of xanax (alprazolam) for about a week what should we do next ? Called 911 paramedics came advised to go to hosipat but he refused. How long until we in the clear for it not to
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A 26-year old female asked:
My 15 month old had a febrile seizure last night. I'm very scared and confused. What causes them? I was told diff things by paramedics n drs!
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A 49-year old female asked:
Some night I believe I'm having partial seizure only night time is that possible only right arm and both legs at night &some days I just twitch?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My wife has had 13 seizures since last night, these are new onset, different answer each time we have been to the emergency room. Should we go back?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I recently had a seizure for the 2nd time after waking up in the middle of the night. Will this affect my license? I need my car for work...
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A 66-year old female asked:
Solutions for myoclonus seizures. Specifically at night.
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A 28-year old female asked:
I one night woke up with my left side of my body numb. Could this have been a seizure?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My son twitches a lot at night it.scares me he has had febril seizure in the past but he has always twitched alot when asleep?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I have venous angioma, I take valparin 1 pill and eptoin 2 pills) every night. I had my last seizure before 8 years.should I continue my medication?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Took half a 0.5 xanex every night for a week and three days . Is it ok to quit ? I'm scared of having a seizure. Day after I feel depressed,agitated?
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A 28-year old male asked:
My queston is, is there any chance that he could be having a seizure rather than an tantrum My son wakes up in the middle of the night. but its not every night. but when he does he has a very bad temper. it is like something is posessing him. it is teri
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have epilepsy and am taking lamictal,but anytime im woken during the night I jerk and have seizures.I need help bc i have an infant?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I see hallucinations at night when i open my eyes. They lasting at max 10 seconds and it getting worse. i trying to catch them. Is this seizures?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can I take wellbutrin (bupropion) in the morning and drink alcohol at night? Will it cause a seizure? If I stop wellbutrin (bupropion) will I get a seizure?
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A member asked:
I have terrible migraines that last hours and I twitch before I go to bed at night.Do you think I have simple partial seizures? I also get confused easily. I forget things easily.
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it possible that anti-seizure medication cause night time bed wetting?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Did my daughter suffer before she died? My daughter had a severe allergic reaction to a drug administered for a seizure in the hospital the night after her surgery....she died of Anaphylaxis we were told she suffocated to death...Would you have answers as
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