Epileptic seizures can occur in someone who does not have epilepsy â as a consequence of head injury, drug overdose, toxins, eclampsia or febrile convulsions, for example. Medically, when used on its own, the term seizure implies an epileptic seizure. The lay use of this word can also include sudden attacks of illness, loss of control, spasm or stroke. Where the physician is uncertain as to the diagnosis, the medical term paroxysmal event and the lay terms spells, funny turns or attacks may be used.
Print Email. For generations the appendix was thought to have no purpose. But now, researchers say they have discovered the true function of this organ, and it is anything but redundant. Researchers now say that the appendix acts as a safe house for good bacteria. The body uses this to essentially ârebootâ the digestive system when one suffers from a bout of dysentery or cholera.
Letâs put it this way; if youâre appendix bursts, youâll certainly know it! Appendicitis is a condition that leads to the rupture of this pouch-shaped organ. The appendix attaches to the large intestine and is credited for producing beneficial germs for the digestive system, even though human evolution has almost done away with need for this organ. A burst appendix can be life threatening and doctors must remove it immediately to avoid toxicity. The most obvious sign of an appendicitis attack is pain in the lower-right side of the abdomen. However, many of the following symptoms may also accompany the tell tale abdominal painâ¦. Most people know that appendicitis causes pain, but they arenât necessarily familiar with the painâs typical pathology.