Eli5 how come you don’t usually die from regular seizures but the risk of death is way higher when it comes to alcohol and benzo withdrawal seizures? Also what is a seizure?

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Eli5 how come you don’t usually die from regular seizures but the risk of death is way higher when it comes to alcohol and benzo withdrawal seizures? Also what is a seizure?

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The greatest risk with almost any seizure, is the propensity to cause yourself brain or other damage when you fall. Such as breaking your nose. To the best of my knowledge, when having a seizure, usually the body’s autonomic systems are suspended because the brain isn’t firing no neurons correctly. So you are unable to do things like clear your throat of liquid etc.

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