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What is an abdominal seizure?
Abdominal seizures occur in your gastrointestinal system, with symptoms surfacing on a regular basis. Such symptoms can interfere with everyday life. Abdominal seizures are characterized by recurring attacks of extreme pain, bloating, nausea, abdominal twitching and gas. Abdominal seizures are rare, and the symptoms can be misinterpreted for other gastrointestinal problems. Abdominal seizures are also referred to as abdominal epilepsy and autonomic seizures. Abdominal seizures are often related to brain seizures. Therefore, your doctor will use an electrocephalogram (ECG) to monitor your brain activity while you have abdominal seizure symptoms in order to make a proper diagnosis.
What are simple partial seizures?
Simple partial seizures do not spread from the focal area where they arise. Symptoms are determined by the part of the brain affected. The patient usually remains conscious during the seizure and can later describe it in detail.
What will cure partial seizures?
There are many medications out there that can be used to treat partial seizures. Someone with epilepsy may have trouble finding a cure for their seizures.
What is the difference between simple and complex simple seizures?
Simple partial seizures occur in patients who are conscious, whereas complex partial seizures demonstrate impaired levels of consciousness.
How do seizures change when children grow older?
The types of seizures often change. In most cases, the drop seizures subside. They are replaced by partial, complex partial, and secondarily generalized convulsions.
What are the different focal seizures?
Focal seizures are divided into simple or complex based on the level of consciousness during an attack. Simple partial seizures occur in patients who are conscious, whereas complex partial seizures demonstrate impaired levels of consciousness.
What medications are used to treat complex partial seizures?
Neurontin (gabapentin), Lamictal (lamotrigine), and topiramate (Topamax).treat adults who have partial seizures or partial and grand mal seizures. Another new medication called Levetiracetam (Keppra) has been approved.
Can complex partial seizures become generalized seizures?
Spreading of the epileptiform (seizure)discharge during complex partial seizures can result in secondary generalization(which means a partial seizure may spread within the brain-a process known as secondary generalization )with a tonic-clonic convulsion(generalized seizures).so yes,complex partial seizures can become generalized.The mechanism of how this happens is not fully understood in medicine but there are various explanations !!!
What can cause complex partial seizures?
Complex partial seizures have no known cause other than coming from a form of epilepsy. These seizures are often preceded by a seizure aura, and usually resort in an altered state of conciousness.
How many types of epilepsy are there and what are the symptoms?
"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"
What are some uses for the drug Levetiracetam?
Levertican is epilepsy medication. Levirtican is approved for use together other seizure medications to threat mioclonic seizures, partial seizures and grand mal seizures.
Can an epileptic seizure cause visual hallucinations?
Yes. Many types of seizures can cause visual hallucinations, especially complex partial seizures that are centered in the occipital lobes. I have temporal lobe complex partial seizures and always have visual hallucinations. If this is your situation, I'd recommend getting it checked out with a neurologist. Good luck!
