This was something that, 1. I had never heard before and 2. had me rather concerned. So I had to get some definitive answers.
I saw my epileptologist yesterday and among all the things that are going on I asked her about seizures causing brain damage.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that has wondered this. I know some of you may already have this question answered - but many of you (including me) do not.
* There is no scientific/medical data to support that the electrical misfirings in the brain associated with epilepsy cause any long term brain damage.
* Falling, brain contusions, concussions, skull fractures etc. associated with Grand Mal, or generallized seizures have been known to form scar tissue on the brain known to cause some kind of brain damage.
* AED's (Anti-Epileptic Drugs) - there is medical fact supporting that some drugs (phenobarbital is the biggest offender) is known to cause long term 'effects', if brain damage is one of those is not known - becuase many of the people who are on large amounts of AED's also have many GM's which includes many falls and concussions leaving them open to brain damage in other ways than the drugs themselves.
I wanted to clear this up for anyone else who was frightened that seizures alone may/may not cause brain damage. There is not medical data to support that seizures themselves cause brain damage - it is usually the falls associated with GM that causes brain damage.
Jennifer
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