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No you cannot. Seizure disorders are not contagious. They are caused by a malfunction in an individual's brain.
Dad's Grand Mal Seizure by Jennifer J. Patient Expert Here are mom and dad around 1945. My dad was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2003. He had surgery in 2003, just after Mom ’s 2nd surgery for cancer. (She ended up having 6 surgeries, radiation and chemo.) The tumour aff
Dad's Grand Mal Seizure by Jennifer J. Patient Expert Here are mom and dad around 1945. My dad was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2003. He had surgery in 2003, just after Mom ’s 2nd surgery for cancer. (She ended up having 6 surgeries, radiation and chemo.) The tumour aff
Snowdrop: Epilepsy by Rudy S. Patient Expert . The third distinction is that epileptic seizures are either grand mal or petit mal. Confused? – Don... This is a comprehensive article which describes epilepsy Link: Snowdrop: Epilepsy...
Signs & Symptoms of Epilepsy by Medical Team Here is a list of some of the common signs and symptoms of Epilepsy: Aggression Agitation Anger Changed hearing Continuous sequence of seizures Convulsions Grand mal seizures...
Canine Epilepsy - Phenobarbital Losing Effectiveness by TR Hughes Patient Expert My Little Baby is having trouble with his seizure control.  It is breaking my heart. He has had Grand Mal Seizures since 2006 and the Phenobarbital Meds have worked for some time...
Canine Epilepsy - Phenobarbital Losing Effectiveness by TR Hughes Patient Expert My Little Baby is having trouble with his seizure control.  It is breaking my heart. He has had Grand Mal Seizures since 2006 and the Phenobarbital Meds have worked for some time...
Novemeber is National Epilepsy Awareness Month! by Kelly Patient Expert An un-complicated generalized tonic clonic (grand mal) seizure in someone who has epilepsy is not... everyone on what to do during a seizure emergency. Recently, Jenelle had a 9 minute tonic clonic (grand mal) seizure at school...
Epilepsy, Parkinson'sand what else??????? by Charlene Pryor Patient Expert Everything came to a halt last week when once again I had a seizure and was diagnosed with Epilepsy. It's been since January of 1996 since the last one or two.  I had two grand mal seizures and died...
FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY by Serene L. Patient Expert . She died from asphyxiation after a grand mal seizure while asleep..., though more recent research may implicate idiopathic partial epilepsy with auditory features. Epileptic seizures...

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medications to avoid if I have epilepsy
I have epilepsy and was taking chantrix to stop smoking, it put me in a grand mal seizure, I now am worried about other medications I should avoid that may cause seizures. Is there a list of meds to avoid if I have epilepsy TKcrap

Too intense orgasm
Can very very intense orgasm cause hypoxia resulting in a petit mal seizure? Symptoms: totally involved with the environment, loss of consciousness, uncontrollable laughing, and continuation of the activity with no memory of the laughter. Jayjaycrap

Medication changes complicating seizure disorder- how long until things settle down?
- became grand mal and quite long- I had 3 trips to ER in the last couple of weeks-   He (most unadvisedly...crap

Seizures in Autistic Children: How to Recognize the Signs and Symptoms
When you hear the term, seizure, most people have an image of what is typically known as a grand mal seizure or tonic-clonic seizure. During this type of seizure the affected individual loses... even a loss of consciousness. The Epilepsy Foundation  identifies two major types of seizures...crap

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epilepsy starting when I was about 6 with gran mal seizures. I was treated at the Mayo Clinic for my epilepsy and the cause was never diagnosed. I am currently involved in a Epilepsy study for the Mayo Clinic. The Epilepsy mysteriously went away unexplained when I was 12 years old. Soon after, I started having Migraines...crap

Migraines and grand mal seizure?
Full Question: I have been a migraine sufferer for years and never associated that my first seizure could have been associated with my migraines, eight years latter I am on vacation and out of nowhere have another seizure. (Grand-Mal) I am very confused and have a lot of unanswered questions I see my neurologist in 2...crap

Can a seizure trigger a migraine?
Can a seizure trigger a migraine? I had a clonic tonic seizure a week ago today. I continue to hacrap

I have an unspecified seizure disorder and have suddenly started panic attacks.
I take keppra and lyrica for the seizures and usually go a few weeks without a seizure(grand mal). My MD has given me xanax for the panic but now wants to switch me to celexa or a similar drug, even though I am not depressed. I saw a drug on here called klonapin that is for panic attacks and seizures...crap

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of five sons and five grands four grandsons and one granddaughter. I was diagnosed with a rare illness...crap

I am currently on 250mg seroquel, along with Remeron and klonopin to sleep at night.
after shock therapy prior to my back surgery.  I experienced grand mal seizures getting off Xanax...crap