Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures - Revised

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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 the ones that aren't. These types of seizures affect someone and I feel need to be noted. I'm curious to see how many can be located. Anyone interested in helping me find them, please list what you find here along with their description. Thank you! Take care and have a good day! -Spiz This thread is a revision of the first one in order to make changes and additions.

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Re: Re: Psychomotor Seizures

Submitted by spiz on Sat, 2007-03-31 - 02:49

Eclampsia :Convulsions are the other most common feature of this syndrome. Convulsions are the most common neurologic manifestation in eclampsia because the occurrence of convulsions confirms the diagnosis of eclampsia. Convulsions are usually generalized tonic-clonic in nature. Usually a brief single seizure occurs. Multiple seizures can also occur; however, status epilepticus is rare. Partial seizures or complex partial seizures can also occur. The seizures can occur prepartum, intrapartum, or postpartum. If the seizure occurs postpartum, it usually occurs within the first 24 hours after delivery; however, late postpartum eclamptic convulsions are by no means rare and have been reported as late as 23 days postpartum.

Re: Re: Re: Psychomotor Seizures

Submitted by spiz on Sat, 2007-03-31 - 16:07

Benign Neonatal Seizures :Benign neonatal convulsions are defined as seizures with onset after birth through day 28 in an otherwise healthy child with no other known medical or neurological problems. Such cases may be familial or isolated. Psychomotor development should be normal for a full-term or near full-term infant with benign convulsions. Between seizures, findings on neurologic examination should be normal. Clinically, the seizures are frequent and brief, occasionally occurring many times within a day. The episodes usually resolve within days but may continue for several months and have no neurological sequelae. The occurrence of status epilepticus is common in benign idiopathic neonatal convulsions (BINC) but is uncommon in benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC). Because BINC is a diagnosis of exclusion, it is nearly always made in retrospect, when the seizures spontaneously resolve and the infant is found to have neurologically normal development...

Re: Re: Re: Re: Psychomotor Seizures

Submitted by spiz on Sat, 2007-03-31 - 16:48

Supplementary Motor Area Seizures(SMA) :Typically involve unilateral or asymmetric bilateral tonic posturing; may be associated with facial grimacing, vocalization, or speech arrest; seizures frequently preceded by a somatosensory aura; complex automatisms such as kicking, laughing, or pelvic thrusting may be present; responsiveness often preserved. Primary Motor Cortex Seizures :Usually simple partial motor seizures with clonic or myoclonic movements and preserved consciousness; jacksonian spread to adjacent cortical areas may occur, and secondary generalization is frequent; speech arrest and contralateral adversive or dystonic posturing may be present. Medial Frontal, Cingulate Gyrus, Orbifrontal or Frontopolar Seizures :Complex behavioral events characterized by motor agitation and gestural automatisms; viscerosensory symptoms and strong emotional feelings often described; motor activity repetitive and may involve pelvic thrusting, pedaling, or thrashing, often accompanied by vocalizations or laughter/crying; seizures often bizarre and may be diagnosed incorrectly as psychogenic. Dorsolateral Cortex Seizures :Tonic posturing or clonic movements often associated with either contralateral head and eye deviation, or less commonly, ipsilateral head turn. Operculum Seizures :Swallowing, salivation, mastication, epigastric aura, fear, and speech arrest often associated with clonic facial movements; gustatory hallucinations also may occur. Nonlocalized Frontal Seizures :Rare, manifesting as brief staring spells accompanied by generalized spike/wave on EEG, which may be difficult to distinguish from primarily generalized absence seizures; may present as generalized tonic-clonic seizures without obvious focal onset. Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy :Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy - Autosomal dominant inheritance; seizures occur mainly during sleep; characterized by marked motor manifestations, including dystonic posturing, jerking, bending, and rocking; difficult to distinguish from parasomnias .

<a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm">Supplementary Motor Area Seizures(SMA)</a> :Typically involve unilateral or asymmetric bilateral tonic posturing; may be associated with facial grimacing, vocalization, or speech arrest; seizures frequently preceded by a somatosensory aura; complex automatisms such as kicking, laughing, or pelvic thrusting may be present; responsiveness often preserved. <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm">Primary Motor Cortex Seizures</a> :Usually simple partial motor seizures with clonic or myoclonic movements and preserved consciousness; jacksonian spread to adjacent cortical areas may occur, and secondary generalization is frequent; speech arrest and contralateral adversive or dystonic posturing may be present. <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm"">Medial Frontal, Cingulate Gyrus, Orbifrontal or Frontopolar Seizures</a> :Complex behavioral events characterized by motor agitation and gestural automatisms; viscerosensory symptoms and strong emotional feelings often described; motor activity repetitive and may involve pelvic thrusting, pedaling, or thrashing, often accompanied by vocalizations or laughter/crying; seizures often bizarre and may be diagnosed incorrectly as psychogenic. <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm">Dorsolateral Cortex Seizures</a> :Tonic posturing or clonic movements often associated with either contralateral head and eye deviation, or less commonly, ipsilateral head turn. <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm">Operculum Seizures</a> :Swallowing, salivation, mastication, epigastric aura, fear, and speech arrest often associated with clonic facial movements; gustatory hallucinations also may occur. <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm">Nonlocalized Frontal Seizures</a> :Rare, manifesting as brief staring spells accompanied by generalized spike/wave on EEG, which may be difficult to distinguish from primarily generalized absence seizures; may present as generalized tonic-clonic seizures without obvious focal onset. <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic141.htm">Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy</a> :Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy - Autosomal dominant inheritance; seizures occur mainly during sleep; characterized by marked motor manifestations, including dystonic posturing, jerking, bending, and rocking; difficult to distinguish from <a href="http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=parasomnias&gwp=13">parasomnias</a> .

Supplementary Motor Area Seizures(SMA) :Typically involve unilateral or asymmetric bilateral tonic posturing; may be associated with facial grimacing, vocalization, or speech arrest; seizures frequently preceded by a somatosensory aura; complex automatisms such as kicking, laughing, or pelvic thrusting may be present; responsiveness often preserved. Primary Motor Cortex Seizures :Usually simple partial motor seizures with clonic or myoclonic movements and preserved consciousness; jacksonian spread to adjacent cortical areas may occur, and secondary generalization is frequent; speech arrest and contralateral adversive or dystonic posturing may be present. Medial Frontal, Cingulate Gyrus, Orbifrontal or Frontopolar Seizures :Complex behavioral events characterized by motor agitation and gestural automatisms; viscerosensory symptoms and strong emotional feelings often described; motor activity repetitive and may involve pelvic thrusting, pedaling, or thrashing, often accompanied by vocalizations or laughter/crying; seizures often bizarre and may be diagnosed incorrectly as psychogenic. Dorsolateral Cortex Seizures :Tonic posturing or clonic movements often associated with either contralateral head and eye deviation, or less commonly, ipsilateral head turn. Operculum Seizures :Swallowing, salivation, mastication, epigastric aura, fear, and speech arrest often associated with clonic facial movements; gustatory hallucinations also may occur. Nonlocalized Frontal Seizures :Rare, manifesting as brief staring spells accompanied by generalized spike/wave on EEG, which may be difficult to distinguish from primarily generalized absence seizures; may present as generalized tonic-clonic seizures without obvious focal onset. Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy :Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy - Autosomal dominant inheritance; seizures occur mainly during sleep; characterized by marked motor manifestations, including dystonic posturing, jerking, bending, and rocking; difficult to distinguish from parasomnias .