A seizure is caused by a disruption of electrical activity in the brain. There are a variety of causes for this, so it is not a simple question to answer. Different people have different causes for their seizures.
Simple partial seizures do not affect awareness or consciousness, while complex partial seizures may alter consciousness or awareness. Simple partial seizures typically involve one specific area of the brain and can manifest as motor, sensory, or autonomic symptoms. Complex partial seizures involve larger areas of the brain and may lead to unusual behaviors or confusion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
no not at all. i have had some seizures. when you have a seizure, you usually see an aura, which looks like a light that moves in front of you eyes. if you have a grand mal seizure, you usually just black out and then, you start to jerk your body. going into shock is totally different. you just basically go blank. well, i guess it is kind of like some seizures. the most common seizure is the simple partial. many people dont even know when they have a simple partial. sometimes, simple partials lead to complex partials. complex partials are when you see the aura, then black out. when you have a simple partial, you just go blank, then move on. so, i guess having shock can be a little like simple partial seizures, but they are not at all the same. no not at all. i have had some seizures. when you have a seizure, you usually see an aura, which looks like a light that moves in front of you eyes. if you have a grand mal seizure, you usually just black out and then, you start to jerk your body. going into shock is totally different. you just basically go blank. well, i guess it is kind of like some seizures. the most common seizure is the simple partial. many people dont even know when they have a simple partial. sometimes, simple partials lead to complex partials. complex partials are when you see the aura, then black out. when you have a simple partial, you just go blank, then move on. so, i guess having shock can be a little like simple partial seizures, but they are not at all the same.
The types of seizures often change. In most cases, the drop seizures subside. They are replaced by partial, complex partial, and secondarily generalized convulsions.
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 !!!
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.
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.
This can be one of two types of seizures: partial seizures or absent seizures. A neurologist can tell you which one it is.
Epilepsy is located in the brain. It depends on which type of seizures you have and the cause as to where it is comming from. Focal (simple and complex partial) seizures come from a single area of the brain. Generalized seizures come from multiple areas of the brain.