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Absence Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Ambulatory EEG Why do I need one? The brain’s electrical activity fluctuates from second to second, but routine EEGs provide only a 20- to 40-minute sample of this activity. If epilepsy waves occur in your brain only once every 3 or 4 hours, or if they happen only...

Atonic Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

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Atypical Absence Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Auras No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

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Mitochondrial disease resources Mitochondrial disease is confusing because the symptoms vary depending not only on the exact type of defect, but also on the individual. There are common features to most mitochondrial disorders, which affect both adults and children, boys and girls, of...

Types of Epilepsy - Angelman Syndrome Angelman Syndrome is a neurological genetic disorder that includes seizures/epilepsy

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Partial seizures Focal Seizures (Partial Seizures) :Focal seizures (also called partial seizures) are seizures which are characterized by: * preserved consciousness in simple focal seizures * impaired consciousness (dream-like) in complex focal seizures * experience of...

Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome :The Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is very serious but uncommon. Three basic features define it: * Generalized seizures of more than one type, which are difficult to control * Slowness of intellectual growth and associated personality...

Juvenile Absence Epilepsy Juvenile Absence Epilepsy :All children with juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) have absence seizures but usually they are limited to a few episodes per day. Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures are usually the symptom that brings the patient to the doctor...

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy :People with JME have myoclonic seizures (quick little jerks of the arms, shoulder, or occasionally the legs), usually in the early morning, soon after awakening. The myoclonic jerks sometimes are followed by a tonic-clonic seizure....

Hypothalamic Hamartoma Hypothalamic Hamartoma :This syndrome consists of * abnormally early puberty * partial seizures with laughing as a frequent feature. The partial seizures may be simple or complex and there may be secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures. *...

Febrile Seizures Febrile Seizures :Children aged 3 months to 5 years may have tonic-clonic seizures when they have a high fever. These are called febrile seizures (usually pronounced FEB-rile) and occur in 2% to 5% of all children...

Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Frontal Lobe Epilepsy :When areas that control movement (called motor areas) are affected, abnormal movements occur on the opposite side of the body. Seizures beginning in motor areas can cause weakness or the inability to use certain muscles, such...

Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures usually start in a small area of the temporal lobe or frontal lobe of the brain. They quickly involve other areas of the brain that affect alertness and awareness...

Clonic Seizures Clonic Seizures :Clonic seizures consist of rhythmic jerking movements of the arms and legs, sometimes on both sides of the body...

Childhood Absence Epilepsy Childhood Absence Epilepsy :The seizures of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) are usually staring spells during which the child is not aware or responsive...

Types of Seizures It has been said repeatedly that there are over 40 different types of seizures with more or less only the most 'popular' listed. Let's see if we can locate all of the common ones, as well as the more rare types of seizures and epilepsy. Some of the names...

Epidemiology and Statistics of Interest: Epilepsy by the Numbers Number of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy in the United States each year said to be 125,000. Number of candidates for the Cyberonics Vegas Nerve Stimulator (VNS) according to the company said to be 25,000. US VNS unit sales for epilepsy were...

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Types of Epilepsy - Hypothalamic Hamartoma Hypothalamic Hamartoma :This syndrome consists of * abnormally early puberty * partial seizures with laughing as a frequent feature * increased irritability and aggression between the seizures. The partial seizures may be simple or complex and there...

Types of Epilepsy - Febrile Seizures Febrile Seizures :Children aged 3 months to 5 years may have tonic-clonic seizures when they have a high fever. These are called febrile seizures (usually pronounced FEB-rile) and occur in 2% to 5% of all children...

Type of Epilepsy - Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Frontal Lobe Epilepsy :When areas that control movement (called motor areas) are affected, abnormal movements occur on the opposite side of the body. Seizures beginning in motor areas can cause weakness or the inability to use certain muscles, such as the...

Types of Seizures - Complex Partial Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures usually start in a small area of the temporal lobe or frontal lobe of the brain. They quickly involve other areas of the brain that affect alertness and awareness..

Type of Seizures - Clonic Clonic Seizures :Clonic seizures consist of rhythmic jerking movements of the arms and legs, sometimes on both sides of the body.

Types of Epilepsy - Childhood Absence Epilepsy Childhood Absence Epilepsy :The seizures of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) are usually staring spells during which the child is not aware or responsive.

Types of Epilepsy - Benign Rolandic Epilepsy Benign Rolandic Epilepsy ::A typical attack involves twitching, numbness, or tingling of the child's face or tongue (a partial seizure), which often interferes with speech and may cause drooling.

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Absence Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures usually start in a small area of the temporal lobe or frontal lobe of the brain. They quickly involve other areas of the brain that affect alertness and awareness...

History of Epilepsy No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Infantile Spasms Infantile Spasms :Infantile spasms consist of a sudden jerk followed by stiffening. Often the arms are flung out as the knees are pulled up and the body bends forward ("jackknife seizures").

Atonic Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Auras No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Vagus Nerve Stimulation generally lasts for 6 to 8 years before the battery needs to be replaced. The left Vagus Nerve is used for the coil in order to not interfere with vital cardiac functions in the right Vagus Nerve.

Atypical Absence Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Rasmussen's Syndrome Although a difficult decision to make for your child, many of us have been there.  Please check out our yahoo group for RS_hemispherectomies.  Our children are all different, but most of feel that their lives are better since the surgery.  Many lead relatively...

Seizure Severity The Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ) is a review of various aspects of seizures. It is brought to you as a service of Epilepsy Therapy Project. The person who has seizures may ask people who have observed the seizures (family, friends) to help answer...

Causes of Memory Problems No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Reflex Epilepsies No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Mitochondrial Disorders No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Landau-Kleffner Syndrome No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Sleep and Epilepsy No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Hypothalamic Hamartoma Hypothalamic Hamartoma :This syndrome consists of * abnormally early puberty * partial seizures with laughing as a frequent feature. The partial seizures may be simple or complex and there may be secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures. *...

What Provokes a Seizure? No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Intro to Thinking and Memory No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Mood and Behavior Advanced No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Cognitive Rehabilitation No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Living with Epilepsy 101: The Basics No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Memory & Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

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