Not taking medications as prescribed is the most common
seizure trigger. Alcohol, stress and lack of sleep can also be triggers.
Reflex epilepsy is seen as the cleanest form of an unconditioned stimuli (
seizure trigger) and unconditioned response (seizure) since the seizure response acts reliably as a reflex to the stimuli.
One person stated, "Sleep deprivation and stress are the main culprits right now." Next to stress, fatigue was the greatest
seizure trigger. One person stated, "I know, I just think, `I have to stop, I'm getting tired.' I'll go rest."
Mr McGovern believed that Ozi most likely was intoxicated and disorientated and could have had an epileptic
seizure triggered by the cold.
Sweate, who suffers from seizures, claimed in his petition that he suffered a
seizure triggered by a flickering light in his cell in the detention center.
The importance of taking medications and avoiding
seizure triggers, eg sleep deprivation or binge drinking, can't be over-estimated."
The different groups responded differently to certain
seizure triggers 6 the fasting mice had seizures in response to mild electric shocks, but tolerated injections of the nervous system stimulant kainic acid.
HEARTBROKEN Demi Moore has been rushed to hospital after suffering a
seizure triggered by anorexia, according to bombshell claims.
Tests for 100 viruses and other
seizure triggers were negative, but doctors had found one unknown antibody,.
Adolescents and caregivers rated their need for information about their type of epilepsy, seizure first aid, driving, and
seizure triggers as their top priorities.
(see Illustrations A and B.) It allows the user to analyze seizure trends (see Illustration C) as well as possible correlations (see Illustration D) between seizures and
seizure triggers, and, finally, to generate reports that can be taken or emailed to an individual's doctor or shared with friends and family that are team members in a person's seizure control plan.