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: Re: Re: Re: Psychomotor Seizures

Submitted by spiz on Sat, 2007-03-31 - 17:12

Posttraumatic Seizure :any seizure that occurs as a sequel to brain injury. If the seizures occur within 24 hours of the injury, they are called immediate PTS. A PTS that occurs within 1 week of injury are termed early PTS, and a seizure that occurs more than 1 week after injury are termed late PTS. About 20% of people who have 1 late PTS never have any more.The seizures are usually partial (focal) or generalized tonic-clonic. Often, both types coexist. Most early PTS are partial seizures, whereas most late PTS, especially when part of PTE(Posttraumatic Epilepsy), are generalized and either primary or secondary. Post Traumatic Epilesy :Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) refers to a recurrent seizure disorder, the cause of which is believed to be injury to the brain. This injury can be a result of head trauma or a sequel to an operation on the brain. The term PTE must be differentiated from the term posttraumatic seizure (PTS), which signifies any seizure that occurs as a sequel to brain injury. The seizures are usually partial (focal) or generalized tonic-clonic. Often, both types coexist. Most early PTS are partial seizures, whereas most late PTS, especially when part of PTE, are generalized and either primary or secondary...

Partial Epilepsies :Partial

Submitted by spiz on Sun, 2007-04-01 - 01:37

Partial Epilepsies :Partial epilepsies are epileptic disorders in which seizure semiology or findings at investigation disclose localized origin of seizures... Benign Childhood Epilepsy :Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more unprovoked seizures. The various types of epilepsy differ in many aspects, including (1) age of onset... Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions :Seizures occur in otherwise healthy neonates. Onset is usually in the first week of life; in 80% of patients, onset is on day 2 or 3 of life. However, seizures can occur any time in the neonatal period until age 3 months. Seizures may occur during sleep or wakefulness... Benign Idiopathic Neonatal Convulsions :BINC represents about 4% of neonatal convulsions. However, the literature reports a significant discrepancy regarding the existence (ignored) and incidence (up to 38% of convulsions in neonates) of this syndrome... Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy :Of all the myoclonic epilepsies, BMEI (also known as benign infantile myoclonic epilepsy) is distinguished by its appearance early in life and its favorable prognosis... Benign Partial Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures often occur in clusters and are manifested in the following ways: * Arrested motion * Staring spells * Decreased responsiveness * Automatisms with mild convulsive movements... Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Centrotemporal Spikes : BECCT is also known as lingual epilepsy, sylvian seizures, benign centrotemporal epilepsy, and benign rolandic epilepsy... Benign Partial Epilepsy of Childhood with Occipital Paroxysms :This is also called Panayiotopoulos syndrome and benign occipital epilepsy of childhood [BOE]).It is characterized by seizures that start with visual symptoms, which often are followed by hemiclonic seizures or automatisms and, in some cases, migrainous headaches... *Panayiotopoulos Syndrome :seizures comprise an unusual constellation of autonomic, mainly emetic, symptoms often with unilateral deviation of eyes and other more conventional symptoms. Seizures are nocturnal in about two thirds of patients. The full emetic triad (ie, nausea, retching, vomiting) culminates in vomiting in 74% of seizures... *Gastaut Type :clinical semiology is complex and is characterized by ictal and postictal symptoms. Visual symptoms include (1) transient, partial, or complete loss of vision, (2) elementary or complex visual hallucinations, and (3) visual illusions (eg, micropsia, metamorphosis)... Benign Epilepsy with Affective Symptoms(Benign Complex Partial Epilepsy) :...associated sometimes with chewing, swallowing, distressed laughter, arrest of speech, salivation, moaning, or autonomic manifestations (eg, pallor, sweating, abdominal pain)...

<a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic623.htm">Partial Epilepsies</a> :Partial epilepsies are epileptic disorders in which seizure semiology or findings at investigation disclose localized origin of seizures... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Childhood Epilepsy</a> :Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more unprovoked seizures. The various types of epilepsy differ in many aspects, including (1) age of onset... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions</a> :Seizures occur in otherwise healthy neonates. Onset is usually in the first week of life; in 80% of patients, onset is on day 2 or 3 of life. However, seizures can occur any time in the neonatal period until age 3 months. Seizures may occur during sleep or wakefulness... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Idiopathic Neonatal Convulsions</a> :BINC represents about 4% of neonatal convulsions. However, the literature reports a significant discrepancy regarding the existence (ignored) and incidence (up to 38% of convulsions in neonates) of this syndrome... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy</a> :Of all the myoclonic epilepsies, BMEI (also known as benign infantile myoclonic epilepsy) is distinguished by its appearance early in life and its favorable prognosis... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Partial Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures</a> :These seizures often occur in clusters and are manifested in the following ways: * Arrested motion * Staring spells * Decreased responsiveness * Automatisms with mild convulsive movements... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Centrotemporal Spikes</a> : BECCT is also known as lingual epilepsy, sylvian seizures, benign centrotemporal epilepsy, and benign rolandic epilepsy... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Partial Epilepsy of Childhood with Occipital Paroxysms</a> :This is also called Panayiotopoulos syndrome and benign occipital epilepsy of childhood [BOE]).It is characterized by seizures that start with visual symptoms, which often are followed by hemiclonic seizures or automatisms and, in some cases, migrainous headaches... *<a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Panayiotopoulos Syndrome</a> :seizures comprise an unusual constellation of autonomic, mainly emetic, symptoms often with unilateral deviation of eyes and other more conventional symptoms. Seizures are nocturnal in about two thirds of patients. The full emetic triad (ie, nausea, retching, vomiting) culminates in vomiting in 74% of seizures... *<a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Gastaut Type</a> :clinical semiology is complex and is characterized by ictal and postictal symptoms. Visual symptoms include (1) transient, partial, or complete loss of vision, (2) elementary or complex visual hallucinations, and (3) visual illusions (eg, micropsia, metamorphosis)... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic641.htm">Benign Epilepsy with Affective Symptoms(Benign Complex Partial Epilepsy)</a> :...associated sometimes with chewing, swallowing, distressed laughter, arrest of speech, salivation, moaning, or autonomic manifestations (eg, pallor, sweating, abdominal pain)...

Partial Epilepsies :Partial epilepsies are epileptic disorders in which seizure semiology or findings at investigation disclose localized origin of seizures... Benign Childhood Epilepsy :Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more unprovoked seizures. The various types of epilepsy differ in many aspects, including (1) age of onset... Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions :Seizures occur in otherwise healthy neonates. Onset is usually in the first week of life; in 80% of patients, onset is on day 2 or 3 of life. However, seizures can occur any time in the neonatal period until age 3 months. Seizures may occur during sleep or wakefulness... Benign Idiopathic Neonatal Convulsions :BINC represents about 4% of neonatal convulsions. However, the literature reports a significant discrepancy regarding the existence (ignored) and incidence (up to 38% of convulsions in neonates) of this syndrome... Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy :Of all the myoclonic epilepsies, BMEI (also known as benign infantile myoclonic epilepsy) is distinguished by its appearance early in life and its favorable prognosis... Benign Partial Epilepsy with Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures often occur in clusters and are manifested in the following ways: * Arrested motion * Staring spells * Decreased responsiveness * Automatisms with mild convulsive movements... Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Centrotemporal Spikes : BECCT is also known as lingual epilepsy, sylvian seizures, benign centrotemporal epilepsy, and benign rolandic epilepsy... Benign Partial Epilepsy of Childhood with Occipital Paroxysms :This is also called Panayiotopoulos syndrome and benign occipital epilepsy of childhood [BOE]).It is characterized by seizures that start with visual symptoms, which often are followed by hemiclonic seizures or automatisms and, in some cases, migrainous headaches... *Panayiotopoulos Syndrome :seizures comprise an unusual constellation of autonomic, mainly emetic, symptoms often with unilateral deviation of eyes and other more conventional symptoms. Seizures are nocturnal in about two thirds of patients. The full emetic triad (ie, nausea, retching, vomiting) culminates in vomiting in 74% of seizures... *Gastaut Type :clinical semiology is complex and is characterized by ictal and postictal symptoms. Visual symptoms include (1) transient, partial, or complete loss of vision, (2) elementary or complex visual hallucinations, and (3) visual illusions (eg, micropsia, metamorphosis)... Benign Epilepsy with Affective Symptoms(Benign Complex Partial Epilepsy) :...associated sometimes with chewing, swallowing, distressed laughter, arrest of speech, salivation, moaning, or autonomic manifestations (eg, pallor, sweating, abdominal pain)...

Re: Partial Epilepsies :Partial

Submitted by spiz on Sun, 2007-04-01 - 02:20

Status Epilepticus :Any seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes based on natural history data that show typical generalized convulsive seizures that resolve spontaneously after 3-5 minutes... Generalized Convulsive SE :The most frequent and potentially dangerous type of SE is generalized convulsive SE... Subtle SE : It is considered the most severe clinical stage of generalized convulsive SE, and is characterized by a dissociation between the electrical brain activity and the predicted motoric response of generalized convulsive SE... Nonconvulsive SE :Nonconvulsive SE is divided into 2 categories, absence SE and complex partial SE. Differentiating these subtypes is important, since they indicate major differences in treatment, etiology, and prognosis... *Absence SE :A clear change in the level of consciousness is observed. Most patients are not comatose but lethargic and confused, with decreased spontaneity and slow speech... *Complex Partial SE :Complex partial SE is rare. Although many cases of prolonged complex partial SE have been described without long-term neurologic sequelae, negative outcomes can occur... *Simple Partial SE :Simple partial SE consists of seizures localized to a discrete area of cerebral cortex, and it does not alter consciousness. Because this form is rare, no good studies have been done to determine its incidence...