- involved,
seizures can lead to
changes in movement, sensation, behavior, awareness, or consciousness.
Symptoms vary widely. Some
seizures involve subtle...
-
Focal seizures (also
called partial seizures and
localized seizures) are
seizures that
affect initially only one
hemisphere of the brain. The
brain is...
- tonic, clonic, myoclonic,
atonic seizures and
epileptic spasms. Tonic–clonic
seizures are
among the most
recognizable seizure types,
typically involving sudden...
- awakening. The vast
majority of
generalized seizures are idiopathic. Some
generalized seizures start as a
smaller seizure that
occurs solely on one side of the...
- non-epileptic
seizures (PNES), also
referred to as
functional seizures or
dissociative seizures, are
episodes that
resemble epileptic seizures but are not...
-
febrile seizures and
complex febrile seizures.
Simple febrile seizures involve an
otherwise healthy child who has at most one tonic-clonic
seizure lasting...
-
Seizure symptoms and
behavior distinguish seizures arising from the
mesial (medial)
temporal lobe from
seizures arising from the
lateral (neocortical) temporal...
- Generally,
seizures are
observed in
patients who do not have epilepsy.
There are many
causes of
seizures.
Organ failure,
medication and
medication withdrawal...
-
Absence seizures are one of
several kinds of
generalized seizures.
Absence seizures are
characterized by a
brief loss and
return of consciousness, generally...
- function.
These seizures are
brief –
usually less than
fifteen seconds. They
usually begin in
childhood and may
persist into adulthood. The
seizure itself causes...
