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An epileptic seizure is "a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain".<ref>Engel J Jr. [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00215.x Report of the ILAE classification core group]. Epilepsia. 2006 Sep;47(9):1558–68. PMID 16981873.</ref>


There are three main types of seizures: partial, generalized, and unclassified. In terms of their origin within the brain, seizures may be described as either ''partial'' (focal) or ''generalized''. Partial seizures only involve a localized part of the brain, whereas generalized seizures involve the the whole of both hemispheres. The term ''secondary generalisation'' may be used to describe a partial seizure that later spreads to the whole of the cortex and becomes generalized.
There are three main types of seizures: partial, generalized, and unclassified. In terms of their origin within the brain, seizures may be described as either ''partial'' (focal) or ''generalized''. Partial seizures only involve a localized part of the brain, whereas generalized seizures involve the the whole of both hemispheres. The term ''secondary generalisation'' may be used to describe a partial seizure that later spreads to the whole of the cortex and becomes generalized.

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Seizure types

Main article: Seizure types

An epileptic seizure is "a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain".[1]

There are three main types of seizures: partial, generalized, and unclassified. In terms of their origin within the brain, seizures may be described as either partial (focal) or generalized. Partial seizures only involve a localized part of the brain, whereas generalized seizures involve the the whole of both hemispheres. The term secondary generalisation may be used to describe a partial seizure that later spreads to the whole of the cortex and becomes generalized.

While most seizures can be neatly split into partial and generalized, some cannot. For example, a seizure that is generalized only within one hemisphere of the brain. Alternatively, there may be many focal points (multifocal seizures) that are distributed in a symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern.

Status epilepticus

Characteristics

Causes

Triggers

  • Flickering light[2]
  • Thinking music[3]
  • Eating[4]
  • Praxis [Exercise?][5]
  • Somatosensory [Explain][6]
  • Proprioceptive [Explain][7]
  • Reading[8]
  • Exposure to hot water[9]
  • Being startled[10]

Pathophysiology

Diagnosis

Treatment

Chronic
Emergency
Surgery

Electrophysiology

Prognosis

Epidemiology

History

Notes

  1. ^ Engel J Jr. Report of the ILAE classification core group. Epilepsia. 2006 Sep;47(9):1558–68. PMID 16981873.
  2. ^ ILAE
  3. ^ ILAE
  4. ^ ILAE
  5. ^ ILAE
  6. ^ ILAE
  7. ^ ILAE
  8. ^ ILAE
  9. ^ ILAE
  10. ^ ILAE

Bibliography

Bibliography

[Query: Anything that is not "evidence-based" should be excluded, should it not? Awadewit | talk 04:47, 19 November 2007 (UTC)]

Books

Journals

Epilepsy Currents is the journal of the AES. Freely available online to all readers.

Web sites

Probably the most useful resource for international facts and figures. The campaign website also contains reports from around the world, though it doesn't seem to have moved on since 2005.
Has a few interesting resources. The History and the Social Consequences factsheets look promising but basic.
Has a large number of articles, literature reviews and other information pages for the professional. Some are reprints of work published in journals; others seem to be written for NSE.
The authority on classification and terminology. Useful glossary and extensive information on seizure types and syndromes.
Loads of clinical overviews of various topics. Not as highly regarded as established peer-reviewed print journals.

Clinical guildelines

Comprises a number of PDF documents that contain a wealth of UK-focused data and guidelines built on evidence-based-medicine.
These Scottish guidelines, like the NICE equivalent for England & Wales, are thoroughly reviewed and evidence-based.
A substantial number of guidelines with an American flavour. Often jointly supported by the American Epilepsy Society.
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