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killing brain cells
Thu, 07/19/2007 - 22:37When you have a seizure does it kill brain cells? I saw my primary care doctor last week and he mentioned something about seizures killing brain cells every time you have one. Does anyone know if this is true or not?
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Re: Hi peaches.. "The evidence
Submitted by Peaches78 on Fri, 2007-07-20 - 13:45
Thanks for the articles. They were very helpful.
Hi peaches.. "The evidence
Submitted by solis on Fri, 2007-07-20 - 01:21
Hi peaches.. "The evidence suggests that these seizures do have a negative effect and possibly result in loss of specific brain cells. However, the evidence also indicates that this is not true for all forms of epilepsy." http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/ar_1064856376.html "For most people—especially those who don't have very many seizures—epilepsy Epilepsy does not cause any serious problems with their thinking" http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/thinking_seizuresthinking.html "An excellent place to find diagrams and information about the brain is at the website Neuroscience for Kids—http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html—good for all ages!" ~sol