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"SYMPTOMS OF GENERALIZED SEIZURES Generalized seizures affect all or most of the brain. They include petit mal and grand mal seizures. Petit mal seizures: * Minimal or no movements (usually, except for "eye blinking") -- may appear like a blank stare * Brief sudden loss of awareness or conscious activity -- may only last seconds * Recurs many times * Occurs most often during childhood * Decreased learning (child often thought to be day-dreaming) Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures: * Whole body, violent muscle contractions * Rigid and stiff * Affects a major part of the body * Loss of consciousness * Breathing stops temporarily, followed by sighing * Incontinence of urine * Tongue or cheek biting * Confusion following the seizure * Weakness following the seizure (Todd's paralysis) SYMPTOMS OF PARTIAL SEIZURES (SIMPLE AND COMPLEX) Partial seizures may be complex or simple. Partial seizures affect only a portion of the brain. Symptoms of simple partial (focal) seizures may include: * Muscle contractions of a specific body part * Abnormal sensations * Nausea * Sweating * Skin flushing * Dilated pupils Symptoms of partial complex seizures may include: * Automatism (automatic performance of complex behaviors without conscious awareness) * Abnormal sensations * Nausea * Sweating * Skin flushing * Dilated pupils * Recalled or inappropriate emotions * Changes in personality or alertness * May or may not lose consciousness * Problems with smell or taste -- if the epilepsy is focused in the temporal lobe of the brain"

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there 3 differwnt types of epilepsy

No... There are not 3 different types of epilepsy. I have Epilepsy, and I know there are at least 40 different types of epilepsy, and about 200 types of seizures.! I don't know who said there are only three, but there isn't.

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There are 40 different types of epilepy and 200 different types of seizures. Symptons are having seizures, dizziness, headaches, starring into space, feeling ill etc. But if you are having seizures you should got to your GP and any of the symptons because you may be able to be diagnosed. If you know someone who is having repeated amount of seizures or seizures that last longer than 5 minutes you should phone a ambulance.

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Epileptic seizures are catagorized into two types, focal and generalized. Focal seizures are seizures that are triggered from a single area of the brain. These are simple partial and complex partial. With simple partial seizures the person does not lose consciosness and just stares off into space for a few moments. This is the mildest seizure possible. With complex partial sezures the person loses consiousness and will sometimes drool, smack their lips, filddle with their hands, etc... These are the kind that I had. Generalized seizures are commonly known as grand mal seizures which are the most severe type of seizure. These seizures come from multiple areas of the brain and unfortunately cannot be completely eliminated with surgery but can be reduced. There are grand mal and petit mal. Grand mal seizures (medical term, tonic clonic) cause a person to fall down and is associated with muscle jerking and twitching. With petit mal (medical term, absence) seizures. These seizures involve staring spells and are much more often.

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Ther are many different types of epilepsy, but the majority of epileptics suffer from focal and generalized epilepsy.

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There are two major types: tonic-colonic and partial seizures.

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there is three types of seizures

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There are several types of epilepsy.

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