epilepsy

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What is epilepsy:

Types of epilepsy:Generalized epilepsies

•Tonic-clonic, or grand mal, seizures :These seizures are characterized by a sudden and complete loss of consciousness and a stiffening the arms and legs that causes the person to fall (called the tonic phase) before a rhythmic jerking (called the clonic phase) begins. When the seizing does not stop, it may become a status epilepticus seizure. This uncontrolled seizing requires immediate medical attention to

prevent brain damage or death .

Types of epilepsy:Generalized epilepsies

•Absence, or petit mal, seizures :These seizures are characterized by a brief lapse in awareness that lasts a few seconds and causes the person to stare or have twitches in the eyelids or face muscles. These seizures, which may occur up to hundreds of times a day, commonly begin in before age two and

end after childhood .

Types of epilepsy:Generalized epilepsies

•Tonic seizures:These seizures are similar to tonic-clonic seizures, but are not followed by a

rhythmic jerking of the clonic phase .

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Types of epilepsy:Generalized epilepsies

•Myoclonic seizures:These generalized seizures involve very brief, lightning-like jerks of any part of the body without a loss of consciousness

Types of epilepsy:Generalized epilepsies

•Myoclonic seizures:These generalized seizures involve very brief, lightning-like jerks of any part of the

body without a loss of consciousness .

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Types of epilepsy:Generalized epilepsies

•Atonic seizures:People with these seizures experience a sudden loss of muscle tone resulting in collapse, sometimes head first, into the ground.

Types of epilepsy:Partial (focal) epilepsy

•Complex partial seizures (psychomotor attacks): These seizures often begin with an aura, or a neurological warning, such as a sense of fear, an unpleasant smell, or change in perception. After the aura, consciousness may be altered; speech stops and the person may perform automatic repetitive movements such as chewing, swallowing, hand fidgeting, or

purposeless movement from place to place .

Types of epilepsy:Partial (focal) epilepsy

•Simple partial seizures:These seizures affect the motor or sensory areas of the brain, causing jerking movements in the hand or facial muscles, or sensory symptoms such as flashing lights or a buzzing sound, but without

altering consciousness .•