Causes and Effects of Seizures

Seizures can stem from a number of health conditions. Anything that
affects the body also may disturb the brain and lead to a
seizure.
Some examples include:
alcohol withdrawal bites and/or stings brain infection, such as
- Meningitis
- Brain injury during childbirth
- Brain defect present at birth
- Choking
- Drug abuse
- Drug withdrawals
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Electric shock
- Epilepsy
- Extremely high blood pressure
- Fever
- Head trauma
- Kidney or liver failure
- Low blood glucose levels
- Stroke
Seizures can run in families. Notify your physician if you or anyone
in your family has a history of seizures.
In some instances, especially with young children, there may be no
known seizure cause.
What Are the Effects of Seizures?
If left untreated, seizures can worsen in terms of symptoms and become
progressively longer in duration.
Extremely long seizures can lead to coma or death.
Seizures also can lead to injury, such as falls or trauma to the body
if convulsions are involved. For this reason, it is important for
those with epilepsy to wear a medical identification that helps
emergency responders identify that person.
A person who experiences seizures also should notify friends and
family of how to care for the person while a seizure is occurring.
This includes taking steps to reduce the risk of injury like
cushioning your head, loosening
tight clothing, and turning you on your side if vomiting occurs.
Source: Healthline