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What Causes Seizures?

i have a son who is 33 years old and just recently started having seizures. He had one about 2 weeks ago and again last night. The seizure last night lasted 2 to 3 minutes followed by several smaller seizures. He advised he had a sense of doom prior to the seizure starting. His eyes rolled back in his head and his head, jaw and hands started jerking. What could be the caus of this and is it common for something like this to start at this age?
Tue, 4 Jul 2017
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It is not common but not unheard of for seizures to begin at a later adult age than more commonly in childhood. There are a variety of causes to seizures including metabolic problems and problems within the head and in the brain itself. You should definitely convince him to see a neurologist in order to complete a workup and make sure that there is nothing serious that needs to be immediately addressed aside from making the correct diagnosis and then, offering treatment. Please rate this encounter with 5 STARS and feel free to write me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi with more questions.
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What Causes Seizures?

It is not common but not unheard of for seizures to begin at a later adult age than more commonly in childhood. There are a variety of causes to seizures including metabolic problems and problems within the head and in the brain itself. You should definitely convince him to see a neurologist in order to complete a workup and make sure that there is nothing serious that needs to be immediately addressed aside from making the correct diagnosis and then, offering treatment. Please rate this encounter with 5 STARS and feel free to write me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi with more questions.