Seizure is an uncontrolled movement of the muscles caused due to overactivity of electrical impulses in the brain. When there are too many impulses, muscles undergo twitching, jerking, contraction, and convulsions.
Chemotherapy itself does not usually cause a seizure. Some people may react differently to the drugs and cause seizures as side effects.
Cancer-related seizures are common when chemotherapy is focused on the spinal cord. Seizures are observed as initial symptoms of brain tumors in adult patients. The risk of the seizure depends on the location of the tumor in the brain.
Seizure in cancer patients has high adverse symptoms when compared to non-cancer seizures.
The sign and symptoms of the patient with seizure are –
Managing seizure is a complex process. However, seizures must be managed and must be prevented so that the quality of life is not affected.
Keep a record of the seizures and talk to your healthcare provider. There are various ways through which a doctor address the seizure in cancer patients.
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