Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures.......

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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

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Submitted by bevs on Tue, 2006-05-09 - 02:20

Hi spiz, thanks for the information on my mad jumping head sensations.As for the leukeamic cells i always refer to them as this. As i have had leukeamia three years ago and was in remission for the three years, but at the moment things do not look so shinny as my white blood cells are to high and i have begun to catch viruses again.so i have to go to see a heamatologist at the moment i am on constant antibiotics and horrid steroids that blow me up like a balloon!!! but i am ready for another fight and a sense of humour is such a good dose of medicine,well i hope that explains it a bit more cheers for the info i will look into further,any way how are you? keep in touch bevsxx

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Submitted by spiz on Mon, 2007-02-12 - 00:34

Absence Seizures : Absence seizures are brief episodes of staring.During the seizure, awareness and responsiveness are impaired. People who have them usually don't realize when they've had one. There is no warning before a seizure, and the person is completely alert immediately afterward... Absence SE : Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus... On clinical presentation, 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... Akinetic Seizure (AKA Atonic or Drop seizure): Muscles suddenly lose strength. The eyelids may droop, the head may nod, and the person may drop things and often falls to the ground. These seizures are also called "drop attacks" or "drop seizures." The person usually remains conscious. Another name for this type of seizure is "akinetic" (a-kin-ET-ik), which means "without movement." Asymmetrical Tonic Motor Seizures (e.g. Supplementary Motor Seizures):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. Atonic Seizure :Muscle "tone" is the muscle's normal tension. "Atonic" (a-TON-ik) means "without tone," so in an atonic seizure, Atonic seizureAn epileptic seizure characterized by sudden loss of muscle tone; may cause the head to drop suddenly, objects to fall from the hands, or the legs to lose strength, with falling and potential injury; usually not associated with loss of consciousness.Close muscles suddenly lose strength. The eyelids may droop, the head may nod, and the person may drop things and often falls to the ground. These seizures are also called "drop attacks" or "drop seizures." The person usually remains conscious. Another name for this type of seizure is "akinetic" (a-kin-ET-ik), which means "without movement." Atypical Absence Seizures : The person will stare (as they would in any absence seizure) but often is somewhat responsive. Eye blinking or slight jerking movements of the lips may occur...

<a href="http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_absence.html">Absence Seizures</a> : Absence seizures are brief episodes of staring.During the seizure, awareness and responsiveness are impaired. People who have them usually don't realize when they've had one. There is no warning before a seizure, and the person is completely alert immediately afterward... <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic417.htm">Absence SE</a> : Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus... On clinical presentation, 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... <a href="http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_atonic.html">Akinetic Seizure</a> (AKA Atonic or Drop seizure): Muscles suddenly lose strength. The eyelids may droop, the head may nod, and the person may drop things and often falls to the ground. These seizures are also called "drop attacks" or "drop seizures." The person usually remains conscious. Another name for this type of seizure is "akinetic" (a-kin-ET-ik), which means "without movement." <a href="http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic141.htm">Asymmetrical Tonic Motor Seizures</a> (e.g. Supplementary Motor Seizures):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.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_atonic.html">Atonic Seizure</a> :Muscle "tone" is the muscle's normal tension. "Atonic" (a-TON-ik) means "without tone," so in an atonic seizure, Atonic seizureAn epileptic seizure characterized by sudden loss of muscle tone; may cause the head to drop suddenly, objects to fall from the hands, or the legs to lose strength, with falling and potential injury; usually not associated with loss of consciousness.Close muscles suddenly lose strength. The eyelids may droop, the head may nod, and the person may drop things and often falls to the ground. These seizures are also called "drop attacks" or "drop seizures." The person usually remains conscious. Another name for this type of seizure is "akinetic" (a-kin-ET-ik), which means "without movement." <a href="http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_atypicalabsence.html">Atypical Absence Seizures</a> : The person will stare (as they would in any absence seizure) but often is somewhat responsive. Eye blinking or slight jerking movements of the lips may occur...

Absence Seizures : Absence seizures are brief episodes of staring.During the seizure, awareness and responsiveness are impaired. People who have them usually don't realize when they've had one. There is no warning before a seizure, and the person is completely alert immediately afterward... Absence SE : Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus... On clinical presentation, 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... Akinetic Seizure (AKA Atonic or Drop seizure): Muscles suddenly lose strength. The eyelids may droop, the head may nod, and the person may drop things and often falls to the ground. These seizures are also called "drop attacks" or "drop seizures." The person usually remains conscious. Another name for this type of seizure is "akinetic" (a-kin-ET-ik), which means "without movement." Asymmetrical Tonic Motor Seizures (e.g. Supplementary Motor Seizures):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. Atonic Seizure :Muscle "tone" is the muscle's normal tension. "Atonic" (a-TON-ik) means "without tone," so in an atonic seizure, Atonic seizureAn epileptic seizure characterized by sudden loss of muscle tone; may cause the head to drop suddenly, objects to fall from the hands, or the legs to lose strength, with falling and potential injury; usually not associated with loss of consciousness.Close muscles suddenly lose strength. The eyelids may droop, the head may nod, and the person may drop things and often falls to the ground. These seizures are also called "drop attacks" or "drop seizures." The person usually remains conscious. Another name for this type of seizure is "akinetic" (a-kin-ET-ik), which means "without movement." Atypical Absence Seizures : The person will stare (as they would in any absence seizure) but often is somewhat responsive. Eye blinking or slight jerking movements of the lips may occur...

Over 40 different Types of

Submitted by spiz on Mon, 2007-02-12 - 01:40

Over 40 different Types of Seizures Aura : They are a common feature of simple partial seizures and usually precede complex partial seizures of temporal lobe origin... Aura Continua: Prolonged episodes of sensory symptoms similar or identical to a seizure aura lasting hours to days. Autonomic Seizures (Simple Partial): Symptoms include nausea, pain, hunger, warmth, and â€œepigastric risingâ€ sensations, and may be associated with piloerection (ie, gooseflesh)... Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy: 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... Benign Familial 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...