Metabolic Seizure Disorder Cure

Metabolic seizure disorders are considered a type of epilepsy, and while those diagnosed with epilepsy almost always have some types of seizures, individuals who experience metabolic seizures don't always have epilepsy. Metabolic seizures are mainly caused by imbalances or alterations of chemicals or chemical processing mechanisms in the body that most often originate in the brain. Typical seizure disorders are the result of interrupted activity in the brain.

Body Chemical Levels

• Possible treatment for metabolic seizure disorders can be determined by having a physician run blood tests to measure your sugar and sodium levels. In some cases, metabolic seizure disorders may also be caused by liver or kidney malfunction or failure, as well as disorders of the parathyroid gland. Inadequate levels of calcium, sodium and magnesium may also instigate metabolic seizures. Determining the cause of the disorder will lead to treatment that repairs such conditions.

Exercise

• Exercise is often prescribed for those diagnosed as suffering from metabolic seizures. Exercise helps to continually provide the brain and body with oxygenated blood, which also carries vital nutrients to all cells and tissues of the body. Individuals are advised to decrease or eliminate any consumption of alcohol and illegal drugs. Caution is required, such as not operating power tools, swimming or sometimes even bathing alone.

Anticonvulsants

• Anticonvulsant drugs such as carbamazepine (Tegretol) or gabapentin (Neurontin) are often prescribed as a treatment and cure of metabolic seizure disorders, depending on the type of seizure and each individual's response to them. Individuals may be on anticonvulsants for a few months or for years, depending on the cause of the seizures and response to alternative treatments and therapies.

Surgery

• In some cases, metabolic seizure disorders may be treated or cured through surgery, but only when other options have failed. Conditions that create focal seizures, or seizures that occur in specific areas of the brain, may offer options for surgical removal of small portions of the brain where seizures originate.