What types of seizures are there?

What types of febrile seizures are there?

There are two types of febrile seizures: simple (or benign) and complex.

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 causes a petechial hemorrhage?

Petechial Hemorrhaging is a known by-product of various types of seizures (i.e. Grand Mal and Nocturnal seizures).

Types of Epilepsy Seizure?

There is temporal lobe epilepsy (which is the most common), frontal lobe epilepsy, parietal lobe epilepsy, and occipital lobe epilepsy. however, seizures are catagorized into two catagories: focal seizures and generalized seizures.

Dilantin is used for?

dilantin is used for treating certain types of epileptic seizures.

What is the purpose of tiagabine?

Tiagabine decreases abnormal electrical activity within the brain that may trigger seizures. Although tiagabine controls some types of seizures associated with epilepsy, especially partial seizures, there is no known cure for the disorder.

Grand mal and petit mal are to types of disease called?

Epilepsy, or seizure.

What is dilautin?

Did you mean "Dilantin"? Dilantin is a brand name for the medication phenytoin, which is used to control seizures. It works by stabilizing electrical activity in the brain to prevent seizures. It is commonly prescribed for epilepsy and certain types of seizures.

What would happen if you took twp types of benzos?

Used to treat muscle spasm and certain types of epilepsy as they can prevent seizures.

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 is a common symptom of epilepsy?

Epilepsy is defined as being the tendency to have recurring seizures. So the primary symptom of epilepsy is seizures. Seizures come in many types and many ranges of severity. There is the stereotypical view of seizures as being someone shaking all over violently, but many seizures can be so mild that you would not even notice that a person who is sitting beside you is having one.

What are the types of Brain injury?

Breathing may stop Seizures Heart may stop Death