Thread: Seizures.
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Old 04-13-2004, 17:46   #8
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Another way I learned to look at the causes of seizures is the STOP EAT acronym:

S--Sugar - Lack of blood sugar or too much insulin

T-- Temperature - High temperature "cooking the brain" as in Heat Stroke or low temperature as in Hypothermia

O--Oxygen - Lack of oxygen to the brain

P--Pressure - Increasing intracranial pressure from swelling or an internal bleed in the brain

E--Electricity - Lightning, etc.

A--Altitude - High altitude can cause swelling in the brain

T--Toxins - Chemicals in bloodstream like alcohol
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