Janet Ogundepo Pregnant women who experience poor sleep, stress, low levels of blood sugar and calcium, may have first-time seizures, neurologists have warned. They noted that epilepsy is the most common cause of seizures and that women with a history of neurological conditions could experience an increase or decrease in seizure frequency during pregnancy. The neurologists further noted that women who have never had a seizure but have a familial history of epilepsy could also experience seizures during pregnancy.
Additionally, the epilepsy experts asserted that pregnant women without a history of preeclampsia, and who suffer from excessive hunger, low blood sugar, lack of sleep, stress and emotional disturbances could experience first-time seizures. According to the medical blog Medical News Today, first-time seizures during pregnancy in women without a history of epilepsy are rare, however, seizures can be triggered by complications such as eclampsia, stress, sleep deprivation, and hormonal changes. John Hopkins Medicine defines seizure as a burst of uncontrolled electrical activity between brain cells that causes temporary stiffness, twitching or limpness and abnormalities in behaviours, sensations or state of awareness.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons explains that seizure is a symptom of epilepsy. Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation states that epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain that affects about 50 million people globally..
