Serious Symptoms Of A Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Seizures

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A subarachnoid hemorrhage is a stroke. It will often present with debilitating neurological symptoms like seizures. The seizures may occur alongside a thunderclap headache or immediately after it. If individuals experience a seizure for no known reason, they should seek emergency medical treatment to make sure a serious underlying condition isn't causing it. Some patients might experience seizures without a known underlying cause. In addition, seizures might be caused by medication side effects.

There are several types of seizures, though there's no guarantee which will occur following a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The most easily recognized is a grand mal seizure, which occurs when there is abnormal electrical activity moving through both halves of the brain. It causes a patient to fall to the ground and experience spastic muscle movements, along with a loss of consciousness. Because of the way the blood affects the brain during a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a patient may be more susceptible to a generalized seizure than a focal one. Focal seizures occur when there's abnormal electrical activity in just one portion of the brain.

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