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How do heart attacks and seizures differ from each other?

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Heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions, are the destruction of heart tissue(infarction) due to a lack of oxygen(ischemia). Seizures are a result of rapid powerful synchronized neuron activity that results in many different symptoms. read more

Once the seizure has run its course, any unconsciousness, rigidity, convulsions, etc. will dissipate and will not affect the person who suffered the seizure. Another seizure will, of course, have the same symptoms, but the symptoms of one seizure do not last until another seizure. A stroke, on the other hand, can have permanent effects. read more

Most seizures end in about three minutes. You should not attempt to perform CPR or put anything inside the mouth of the victim. In case the condition of the person does not stabilize after five minutes, you should call emergency personnel. About Heart Attacks. Heart attacks are different from seizures. read more

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