Seizures Caused From Brain Tumor

Brain tumors can induce electrical abnormalities in the brain, leading to seizures. People may injure themselves under the influence of seizures. Fortunately, treatments exist to combat both seizures and the tumors that cause them.

Seizure Symptoms

• The American Brain Tumor Association states that symptoms of a seizure often include trembling and convulsions, but sometimes the person simply enters a trace-like state instead.

Brain Tumors

• The Mayo Clinic describes a brain tumor as an abnormal mass growing in a part of the brain. This mass may or may not contain cancerous cells.

Relationship

• According to the American Brain Tumor Association, brain tumors often cause seizures. A person with a brain tumor, in fact, may only discover the affliction as the result of a seizure.

Treatment

• Emergency treatment for a seizure involves keeping the person from injuring himself and making sure he can breathe properly during the attack. Anti-seizure medications can control most such attacks, according to Epilepsy.com.

Considerations

• Treating the brain tumor responsible for the seizures may involve surgery, chemotherapy, steroids or radiation therapy, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.