Type | Comments |
---|---|
Generalized | |
Generalized tonic-clonic | "Grand mal"; may be secondarily generalized from a focus |
Absence | "Petit mal"; "spike wave stupor" |
Myoclonic | May be primary or secondary |
Tonic | Pediatric; often with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome |
Atonic/akinetic | Pediatric; often with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome |
Clonic | Infants |
Partial (focal) onset | |
Simple partial | Motor: epilepsia partialis continua |
Sensory (rare or rarely diagnosed) | |
Autonomic (rare or rarely diagnosed) | |
Psychic (fear, emotional content) | |
Aphasic | |
Complex partial | Includes impairment of consciousness |
Special types | |
Neonatal/pediatric | Includes electrographic SE of sleep, infantile spasms |
"Subtle" status |
Adapted from: Drislane FW. Status epilepticus. In: Schachter SC, Schomer DL, eds. The comprehensive evaluation and treatment of epilepsy. San Diego, CA: Academic Press; 1997. p. 149-172. With permission from Elsevier (www.elsevier.com).
Reviewed By:
Thaddeus Walczak MD
on:
Thursday, January 1, 2004