Seizure

An epileptic seizure (colloquially a fit) is a brief episode of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal, excessive, or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.^[1] The outward effect can vary from uncontrolled jerking movement (tonic-clonic seizure) to as subtle as a momentary loss of awareness (absence seizure). The disease of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures is called epilepsy,^[2]^[3] but seizures can also occur in people who do not have epilepsy.

This can occur due to a variety of causes and is common during withdrawals from prolonged chronic benzodiazepine or alcohol usage or during an overdose on certain substances such as stimulants, synthetic cannabinoids and the 25x-NBOMe series of psychedelics. It has also been noted that opioid overdoses can cause seizures. This is believed to happen because many opioids, despite being depressants, have significant intrinsic activity at the sigma receptors.

Seizures, depending on the cause, are generally treated with anticonvulsant drugs such as diazepam and pregabalin.

External links

Epileptic seizure (Wikipedia)

References

↑ Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15816939
↑ Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15816939
↑ ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24730690

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[1] Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15816939

[2] Epileptic seizures and epilepsy: definitions proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15816939

[3] ILAE official report: a practical clinical definition of epilepsy (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24730690

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Health	Comedowns • Anxiety and panic attacks • Serotonin syndrome • Dehydration • Seizures • Overheating • Health consequences of drug use • Prenatal drug exposure • Sedation risks (Respiratory depression • Sedation injuries • Aspiration of vomit) • Stimulant psychosis • Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder

Dosage	Dosage classification • Choosing dosages • Dosage measurement (Eyeballing, Milligram scales) • Volumetric liquid dosing • Allergy testing • Routes of administration • Drug overdose • Compulsive redosing • Dosage form

Harm reduction	Reagent testing kits • Dangerous combinations • Festival and rave safety • International Day of Drug Checking • Safer injection guide • Sharing injection materials • Cotton fever • Recovery position • Naloxone • Mushroom hunting • Substance adulteration • Substance legality • Behavioral toxicity

Hallucinogens	Responsible use § hallucinogens • Set and setting (Setting • Mindset • Physical state) • Trip sitters • Anchors • Bad trips • Aborting trips

Specific drugs	Research chemicals • Synthetic cannabinoids • Cannabis • Stimulants • Benzodiazepines • Thienodiazepines • Opioids • Alcohol • Barbiturates • GHB, GBL, & 1,4-Butanediol • Hallucinogens • Deliriants • Dissociatives • Psychedelics

Addiction	Addiction • Addiction treatment • Tapering • Cold turkey • Drug withdrawal • Delirium tremens • Kindling • Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) • Physical dependence • Psychological dependence • Tolerance • Drug rehabilitation • Cravings • Anti-craving drugs • Drug replacement therapy • Relapse • Smoking cessation

Resources	Laboratory testing, botanical testing, purity testing kits, reagent testing kits • Safe injection sites (also known as drug consumption facilities) • Needle distribution programs • Naloxone programs • Methadone clinics • Crack pipe kits

Seizure

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