What are the symptoms of senile epilepsy

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My grandfather likes sports very much. He often exercises in school. Not long ago, he always said that he had a headache, and once he fainted in the playground. Fortunately, I found out in time and sent him to the hospital to know that it was senile epilepsy. Today, let me talk about the symptoms of senile epilepsy.

What are the symptoms of senile epilepsy

Symptom 1: brain tumor. Nowadays, in many epilepsy patients who begin to have seizures after 50-60 years old, in addition to trauma, many supratentorial tumors are also one of the causes of epilepsy, especially in relatively slow-growing tumors, such as gliomas, astrocytomas, meningiomas, etc. However, metastatic brain tumors in other parts are also the cause and phase of epilepsy in later years Symptoms should be avoided.

Symptom 2: metabolic poisoning. The acute lead poisoning encephalopathy here often accompanied by seizures, and epilepsy may exist for a long time after rehabilitation. In addition, alcoholism, hypoglycemia, non ketotic hyperglycemia, aminophylline and isoniazid poisoning can also lead to seizures.

Symptom 3: brain infection, because the elderly in a variety of encephalitis, meningitis and brain abscess in the acute phase, due to hyperemia, edema, toxins and exudation of stimulation, can lead to seizures, two rehabilitation, scar and adhesion may become the cause of seizures.

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Epilepsy in the elderly is very rare, but if suffering from the impact on the body is particularly large, epilepsy may exist for a long time after recovery, alcoholism, hypoglycemia, non ketotic hyperglycemia will cause seizures, so usually the elderly must pay attention to avoid suffering from this disease.