Fits Attack

Dr. Nilesh Bakale | Consultant Neurosurgeon in Karad
its are an abnormal electrical activity in the brain that occurs quickly. It can go almost unnoticed or, in severe cases, it can cause unconsciousness and seizures, when your body shakes uncontrollably. Fits usually come on suddenly. Duration and severity can vary. Fits can happen just one time or repeatedly. If they come back, they have epilepsy or an epileptic disorder. Less than one out of ten people who have fits is epilepsy.

• Fits are sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbances in the brain. It can cause changes in your behavior, movements or feelings, and levels of consciousness. If you have two or more fits or a tendency to have recurrent fits, you have epilepsy.
• There are many types of fits, which range in severity. Fits types vary by where and how they begin in the brain. Most fits last from 30 seconds to two minutes. Fits that lasts longer than five minutes is a medical emergency.
• Fits are more common than you might think. Fits can happen after a stroke, a closed head injury, an infection such as meningitis, or another illness. Many times, though, the cause of fits is unknown.
• Most fits disorders can be controlled with medication, but the management of fits can still have a significant impact on your daily life. The good news is you can work with your health care professional to balance fits control and medication side effects.