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Seizures
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Seizures
Seizures occur due to sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Not all seizures cause convulsions. Most seizures last between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length and do not cause lasting harm. It is considered a medical emergency if a seizure lasts more than 5 minutes or if a person is having multiple seizures and does not wake up between them.
Symptom classification
Body areaEntire Body
Body areaMental
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
112- Acute Bacterial Meningitis
- Acute Intermittent Porphyria
- Acute Renal Failure
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Amnesia
- Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Angiostrongyliasis
- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
- Arterial Gas Embolism
- Aseptic Meningitis
- Astrocytoma
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Bacteremia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Brain Abscess
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebral Palsy Syndromes
- Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis
- Chediak Higashi Syndrome
- Cholera
- Chronic Meningitis
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Cocaine Abuse
- Cocaine Intoxication
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
- Congenital Syphilis
- Congenital Toxoplasmosis
- Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
- Decompression Sickness
- Dehydratase Deficiency
- Ebola Virus Infections
- Eclampsia
- Ehrlichiosis
- Epidural Abscess
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy: Atonic Generalized Seizure
- Epilepsy: Complex Partial Seizure
- Epilepsy: Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure
- Epilepsy: Myoclonic Generalized Seizure
- Epilepsy: Tonic Generalized Seizure
- Essential Thrombocythemia
- Febrile Seizures
- Galactosemia
- Gliomas
- Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis
- Heatstroke
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hemorrhage Shock
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertensive Emergencies
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypoparathroidism
- Inherited Copper Deficiency
- Insulinoma
- Iron Poisoning
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Kidney Failure
- Krabbes Disease
- Lassa Fever
- Lead Poisoning
- Listeriosis
- Lung Failure
- Malaria
- Malignant Hypertensive Arteriolar Nephrosclerosis
- Marchiafava Bignami Disease
- Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease Complex
- Menigitis
- Meningiomas
- Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Microsporidiosis
- Neonatal Cholestasis
- Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
- Neonatal Listeriosis
- Neonatal Meningitis
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Neurosyphilis
- Nonketotic Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Coma
- Nonketotic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
- Paragonimiasis
- Perinatal Polycythemia and Hyperviscosity Syndrome
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
- Primary Brain Lymphomas
- Progressive Rubella Panencephalitis
- Renal Atheroembolism
- Reyes Syndrome
- Roseola Infantum
- Scorpion Stings
- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)
- Taeniasis Saginata Infection
- Taeniasis Solium Infection
- Tay Sachs Disease
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Thallium Poisoning
- Trematode Infections
- Trisomy 13
- Trisomy 18
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Uremia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Water Intoxication
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
70- Aciclovir
- Alfentanil
- Allopurinol
- Amphotericin
- Atomoxetine
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Benzylpenicillin
- Bortezomib
- Bromocriptine
- Buprenorphine
- Busulfan
- Cefaclor
- Chlorambucil
- Cisplatin
- Citalopram
- Clomipramine
- Cyclophosphamide
- Darbepoetin
- Dexchlorpheniramine
- Digoxin
- Docetaxel
- Dolasetron
- Doxepin
- Epoetin
- Epoetin Beta
- Etanercept
- Fluconazole
- Fluoxetine
- Fluvoxamine
- Foscarnet
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Hydroxyurea
- Idarubicin
- Imipramine
- Inteferon alfa
- Isoniazid
- Lignocaine
- Mefloquine
- Methadone
- Methdilazine
- Metronidazole
- Mianserin
- Mirtazepine
- Morphine
- Naratriptan
- Norfloxacin
- Nortriptyline
- Ondansetron
- Oxycodone
- Paroxetine
- Pericyazine
- Phentermine
- Piperacillin
- Proguanil
- Promethazine
- Risperidone
- Roxithromycin
- Sertraline
- Sildenafil
- Tadalafil
- Theophylline
- Thyroxine
- Ticarcillin with Clavulanic Acid (Timentin)
- Tramadol
- Trimipramine
- Valaciclovir
- Vardenafil
- Venlafaxine
- Zolmitriptan
- Zopiclone