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What Causes A Seizure And Dehydration?

yes 31/2 weeks ago my son had a siezer. never has he had one. we called 911. very scary. took him to ergent care they ran EKG, took bood and CAT scan of the brain. said all was good and said he dehydrated and it happened while he was using the bathroom. hes been fine then a few hours ago he had another one. This time laying in bed, he did drink last night for new years. said he drank quite a bit. Paramedics said he was dehydrated again. Im really worried, he is 24 yrs old. what could be causing this?
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

In most of the seizure cases the cause is unknown he should stop drinking alcohol and maintain hydration and continue antiepileptic medicines regularly.

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What Causes A Seizure And Dehydration?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. In most of the seizure cases the cause is unknown he should stop drinking alcohol and maintain hydration and continue antiepileptic medicines regularly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.