Seizures are particularly common with slow growing gliomas, meningiomas located in the convexity of the brain, and with metastatic brain tumors. Sometimes, seizures help alert the doctor to the presence of a tumor. Most seizures can be controlled with medications called antiepileptics. Your doctor will work with you to find the best medication to control your seizures and keep side-effects to a minimum. A seizure is an attack caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Epilepsy is defined as recurrent seizures.
Seizures are sudden attacks that cause a wide range of unusual behaviors and sensations. They are due to abnormal electrical activity in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. Normally, your body's nerve cells communicate with each other via carefully controlled electric signals. If something interferes with those signals and they become more intense, a seizure results. While seizures are usually brief, their effects may linger for several hours.