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Jett Travolta Died from Seizure Disorder

Jett Travolta's autopsy revealed that he died from seizure disorder.

That rules out, for all intents and purposes, the fact that Kawasaki Syndrome, from which Jett suffered at Age two, had any bearing on his death. The only known long-term effect of the disorder is weakening of the walls of the arteries, which can cause an aneurysm. It does not rule out autism--a condition which his parents have long denied that Jett had. Children with autism are more prone to seizures.

The Church of Scientology, to which both of Jett's parents, John Travolta and Kelly Preston, belong does not recognize autism as a legitimate health condition.

Jett, who his parents acknowledged had a "developmental disorder" that they blamed on the Kawasaki Syndrome, had a history of seizures.

A seizure is a sudden disruption of the brain's normal electrical activity accompanied by altered consciousness and/or other neurological and behavioral manifestations. Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions. Its cause is unknown.

According to a Travolta family attorney, he had previously been on medication but had ceased taking it when it stopped working and his parents became concerned about its side effects.

Recently, according to sources close to the family, he had been experiencing about a seizure a week.

Though there are many kinds of seizures, the type Jett Travolta had Friday morning was most likely a grand mal seizure.

A generalized tonic-clonic (grand-mal) seizure begins with a loud cry before the person having the seizure loses consciousness and falls to the ground. The muscles become rigid for about 30 seconds during the tonic phase of the seizure and alternately contract and relax during the clonic phase, which lasts 30-60 seconds. The skin sometimes acquires a bluish tint and the person may bite his tongue, lose bowel or bladder control, or have trouble breathing.

A grand mal seizure usually lasts between two and five minutes, and the person may be confused or have trouble talking when he regains consciousness (post-ictal state). He may complain of head or muscle aches, or weakness in his arms or legs before falling into a deep sleep.

If seizures are not completely controlled, people are twice as likely to die as those who do not have seizures. A few people die suddenly for no apparent reason—a complication called sudden unexplained death in epilepsy.

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posted on Jan 6, 2009 1:12 PM ()

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Seizures are debilitating and can lead to death. My grandson has to be watched constantly and is never left alone for that reason. Seizure medication is imperative but my heart bleeds for them. To lose a child is the hardest loss of all.
comment by elderjane on Jan 7, 2009 5:21 AM ()
This is so very sad...who's to know if the same would have resulted even if Jett was still on the medication because there was mention that the medication may not have been completely effective. I lived with an epileptic for 15 years and the grand mals were often very extreme, lasting a bit over the usual expected time, the involuntary movements becoming almost deadly to anyone trying to assist, and the "recovery" periods often being more difficult to control than the seizures themselves, but I can honestly say that I don't recall any screaming, yelling, or obvious vocal sounds/signals ever being present. Whether "my" individual was really good at suppression or an exception to the usual rule-of-thumb, I'll never know. I just know from experience that it couldn't have been easy for the Travoltas.
comment by donnamarie on Jan 6, 2009 3:28 PM ()
yes,and then they say the medication that he has been taking putting on the weight there.Tom Cruise belong to this outfit as I called it and claimed to cure his dyslexia.Really does he expect me to believed this.
Well that is their business what they believe.
To each its own.But very sad of Jett to lose his life.
comment by fredo on Jan 6, 2009 2:09 PM ()
so sad...
comment by kristilyn3 on Jan 6, 2009 1:33 PM ()

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