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Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures - Revised
Sun, 03/25/2007 - 03:04It 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: Partial Epilepsies :Partial
Submitted by spiz on Sun, 2007-04-01 - 03:20
Angelman Syndrome :AS is characterised by intellectual and developmental delay, speech impediment, sleep disturbance, unstable jerky gait, seizures, hand flapping movements, frequent laughter/smiling and usually a happy demeanour... Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) :is a syndromic autosomal dominant disorder where afflicted individuals can exhibit numerous epilepsy phenotypes.There are at least five types of GEFS+... Rasmussen's Encephalitis :also Chronic Focal Encephalitis (CFE), is a rare, progressive neurological disorder, characterized by frequent and severe seizures, loss of motor skills and speech, hemiparesis (paralysis on one side of the body)... Batten Disease :A rare, fatal, inherited disease of the nervous system (neurodegenerative disorder) that begins in childhood.Early symptoms of this disorder usually appear between the ages of 5 and 10, when parents or physicians may notice that a child has begun to develop vision problems or seizures. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) :an immune mediated disease of brain. Major symptoms are fever, headache, drowsiness, seizures and coma... Aicardi Syndrome :a congenital disorder thought to result from an abnormality of the X chromosome and characterized by absence of the corpus callosum, retinal abnormalities, and seizures (often infantile spasms). It is X-linked dominant... Alpers' Disease :also called progressive infantile poliodystrophy, is a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs in infants and children.First signs of the disease, which include intractable seizures ... Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) :A rare genetic disease which causes intermittent paralysis and progressive mental retardation starting in childhood. The severe form is indicated by the usual paralysis, mental impairment, gait and balance impairment, excessive sweating, and changes in body temperature. Seizures and movement disorders can also be present...