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Dangers and Risks Associated with Epilepsy (idea)
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by
ophie
Mon Apr 10 2000 at 18:03:49
Most people with epilepsy live a full and active lives without much
impact
from epilepsy, however there are two life-threatening conditions for which the epileptic is at special risk:
Status Epilepticus
Sudden Unexplained Death
In addition to these
specific
risks, there are inherent
risk
s to the
epileptic
such as:
injury
due to blunt force trauma during a
seizure
.
accident
al injury or death due to
seizure
in an unsafe environment (such as in water, or while driving).
women
with
epilepsy
have a higher incidence of
birth defect
s (6-7% occurance in epileptics, versus 3-4% in the general
population
) in their offspring. there is an increased risk of labor complications such as
hemorrhage
,
eclampsia
, and premature labor.
Sudden Unexplained Death
Status Epilepticus
epilepsy
Eclampsia
women
Kismet
seizure
Risk