Seizures: Check Your Symptoms
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You have answered Yes to:Do you have epilepsy?
See significance of epilepsy if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to the following question.
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Have you had a seizure that lasted less than 3 minutes?
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Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
- Yes
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Have you had an increase in the number of your seizures?
Have you had a change in what happens during or after your seizures?
Has the pattern of your seizures changed since you started taking a medicine?
Has the pattern of your seizures changed since you changed the dose of a medicine?
Has the pattern of your seizures changed since you stopped taking a medicine?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Last updated: | September 17, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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