Epileptic seizures can occur in someone who does not have epilepsy â as a consequence of head injury, drug overdose, toxins, eclampsia or febrile convulsions, for example. Medically, when used on its own, the term seizure implies an epileptic seizure. The lay use of this word can also include sudden attacks of illness, loss of control, spasm or stroke. Where the physician is uncertain as to the diagnosis, the medical term paroxysmal event and the lay terms spells, funny turns or attacks may be used.
Print Email. For generations the appendix was thought to have no purpose. But now, researchers say they have discovered the true function of this organ, and it is anything but redundant. Researchers now say that the appendix acts as a safe house for good bacteria. The body uses this to essentially ârebootâ the digestive system when one suffers from a bout of dysentery or cholera.
These bacteria contribute to keeping the gut healthy and helping you recover from infections. The studyâs findings contradict a commonly held belief that the appendix has no function. The appendix is a cul-de-sac of a tube attached to your colon. Most people only become aware of it if it becomes inflamed, requiring an emergency operation to remove it.