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Could The Development Of Spots In Brain Be Due To Chewing Tobacco?

I have had seizures in the past and they were due to a dead spot of brain tissue a good size too about 1/10 of the brain that never developed and was removed and I have a few seizures a year now compared to a doz a day because of another undeveloped spot deep in the brain and doctors don t want to mess with and I was wondering if since i chew tobacco occasionally if it effects seizures at all and how bad
Tue, 27 Jan 2015
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I read your question carefully and I understand your concern.

Chewing tobacco does not affect your seizures, they are related to that lesion in your brain and tobacco doesn't bear any additional influence in their development.
You might want to consider quitting tobacco chewing anyway though as it has other negative effects predisposing you to cancer of the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, nicotine addiction, and other local damages to oral cavity.

I hope to have been of help.
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Could The Development Of Spots In Brain Be Due To Chewing Tobacco?

I read your question carefully and I understand your concern. Chewing tobacco does not affect your seizures, they are related to that lesion in your brain and tobacco doesn t bear any additional influence in their development. You might want to consider quitting tobacco chewing anyway though as it has other negative effects predisposing you to cancer of the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, nicotine addiction, and other local damages to oral cavity. I hope to have been of help.