Focal seizures (also called partial seizures and localized seizures) are seizures that affect initially only one hemisphere of the brain. The brain is...
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referred to as a focal (or partial) seizure. These unilateral seizure types (formerly known as simple partial seizure or a complex partial seizure and now referred...
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consciousness (tonic-clonic seizure), to shaking movements involving only part of the body with variable levels of consciousness (focal seizure), to a subtle momentary...
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Epilepsy (redirect from Seizure disorder)
begin as focal seizures (which affect one hemisphere of the brain) which may progress to generalized seizures. The remaining 40% of seizures are non-convulsive...
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classification identified febrile seizures, absence seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, focal seizures, impaired awareness seizures, and status epilepticus...
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Temporal lobe epilepsy (redirect from Temporal lobe seizure)
unprovoked seizures from the temporal lobe. Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of focal onset epilepsy among adults. Seizure symptoms and...
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Aura (symptom) (section Seizures)
auras are subjective sensory or psychic phenomena due to a focal seizure, i.e. a seizure that originates from that area of the brain responsible for...
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aphasia (Broca's aphasia) focal seizures that may spread to adjacent areas (Jacksonian seizure) grand mal or tonic-clonic seizures changes in personality...
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Reflex seizures are otherwise similar to unprovoked seizures and may be focal (simple or complex), generalized, myoclonic, or absence seizures. Epilepsy...
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(or postictal paresis/paralysis, "after seizure") is focal weakness in a part or all of the body after a seizure. This weakness typically affects the limbs...
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Generalized epilepsy (redirect from Generalised seizure)
characterised by generalised seizures with no apparent cause. Generalized seizures, as opposed to focal seizures, are a type of seizure that impairs consciousness...
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asymmetric, focal, or multifocal. Such seizures cannot be provoked by stimulation or suppressed by restraint. Generalized tonic A focal tonic seizure can generalize...
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Epilepsy is classified according to seizure types, epilepsy types, and epilepsy syndromes. The seizure types include focal onset, generalized onset, and unknown...
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most focal seizures, the duration between the triggering musical stimulus and seizure varies among patients; some patients encounter the seizure imminently...
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lasting less than 15 minutes in a 24-hour period. Complex febrile seizures have focal symptoms, last longer than 15 minutes, or occur more than once within...
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syndrome as "a benign age-related focal seizure disorder occurring in early and mid-childhood. It is characterized by seizures, often prolonged, with predominantly...
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embryonic life. Seizures are focal in onset but less commonly may progress to involve both sides of the body (focal to bilateral convulsive seizure. The babies...
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migrate in the proper formation in utero. Focal means that it is limited to a focal zone in any lobe. Focal cortical dysplasia is a common cause of intractable...
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or seizure, and depending on the etiology, they may last seconds to hours. In epilepsy, aura refers to a type of focal seizure, in which seizure activity...
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Absence seizures are one of several kinds of generalized seizures. In the past, absence epilepsy was referred to as "pyknolepsy," a term derived from...
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disorder with focal seizures in the occipital lobe of the brain. There are two main types of this epilepsy, each consisting of focal seizures- Gastaut and...
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Frontal lobe epilepsy (category Seizure types)
characterized by partial (focal) seizures. Partial seizures occurring in the frontal lobes can occur in one of two different forms: either “focal aware”, the old...
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Dravet syndrome (category Disorders causing seizures)
that since the first seizures are typically hemiclonic (focal), antiseizure medicine (ASM) can be a good choice for focal seizures. However, using sodium...
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Levetiracetam (section Focal epilepsy)
effective as single-drug treatment for newly diagnosed focal epilepsy in adults. It reduces focal seizures by 50% or more as an add-on medication. Levetiracetam...
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in bipolar disorder. For epilepsy, this includes focal seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, and seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. In bipolar disorder,...
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used to treat epilepsy. For epilepsy it is used for both focal seizures and generalized seizures. It has been used both alone and as add-on therapy in people...
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Rolandic epilepsy (redirect from Adolescent benign focal crisis)
cardinal features of Rolandic epilepsy are infrequent, often single, focal seizures consisting of: a. unilateral facial sensorimotor symptoms (30% of patients)...
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Rage syndrome (category Disorders causing seizures)
typically show low-voltage rapid discharges characteristic of focal seizures. Seizure foci are in the temporal lobe, most often the left temporal lobe...
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