Types of Seizures | Epilepsy Foundation
WEBFocal seizures can start in one area or group of cells in one side of the brain. Focal onset aware seizures: When a person is awake and aware during a seizure, it’s called a focal aware seizure. This used to be called a simple partial seizure. Focal onset impaired awareness: When a person is confused or their awareness is affected in some way ...
Absence Seizures | Symptoms & Risks | Epilepsy Foundation
WEBA good description of what happened is important. Usually, this description comes from people who have seen the seizures: a parent, teacher, or other family member. If the events sound like seizures or other symptoms have happened, the doctor will order an EEG (electroencephalogram).The EEG checks the electrical activity in the brain for patterns usually seen in absence seizures.
What Happens During a Seizure? | Epilepsy Foundation
WEBCommon symptoms during a seizure. Awareness, Sensory, Emotional or Thought Changes: Loss of awareness (often called “black out”) Confused, feeling spacey. Periods of forgetfulness or memory lapses. Distracted, daydreaming. Loss of consciousness, unconscious, or “pass out”. Unable to hear.
Seizure Medication List - Epilepsy Foundation
WEBSeizure Medication List. Before receiving a prescription, your healthcare team will discuss side effects, any allergies you may have, and the type of medication that is right for you based on your seizure type or epilepsy syndrome. There are many different types of medications, and the seizure medication list below will help you understand them ...
Levetiracetam - Epilepsy Foundation
WEBLevetiracetam is approved for use: As add-on therapy (with other seizure medicines) for children 1 month of age and older and adults with focal (partial) seizures. As add-on therapy for children 12 years and older and adults for treatment of myoclonic seizures from juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. As add-on therapy for children 6 years and older ...
Phenobarbital | Anti-Seizure Medication - Epilepsy Foundation
WEBIn the United States, several companies sell phenobarbital, in these forms: Phenobarbital (fee-no-BAR-bih-tal) is a seizure medicine manufactured by several companies. It is the oldest epilepsy medicine still in use. In 1912, two independent teams of chemists created it under the name of Luminal. Updated: 06/06/2024.
What Is Status Epilepticus? | Emergency Seizures & Treatment
WEBA person goes into a repeated tonic-clonic seizures without recovering consciousness for a period of longer than 5 minutes. This type of status epilepticus is a medical emergency and requires treatment by a medical team in a hospital setting. This situation can be life-threatening and getting treatment started fast is vital.
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WEBImprove the lives of people affected by epilepsy through education, advocacy, research, and connection. Stay up to date with the latest epilepsy news, stories from the community, and more. The Epilepsy Foundation is your unwavering ally on your journey with epilepsy and seizures. The Foundation is a community-based, family-led organization ...
Tonic-Clonic Seizures - Epilepsy Foundation
WEBTonic-clonic seizures can start in one or both sides of the brain. When they start in both sides of the brain, they are called generalized onset motor seizures or a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Both terms mean the same thing. When they start in one side of the brain and spread to affect both sides, the term focal to bilateral tonic-clonic ...
Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures | Epilepsy Foundation
WEBFocal onset seizures are the most common type of seizures in adults with epilepsy. When the seizure begins in one side of the brain and the person has confusion or a change in their level of awareness during some or all of it, it is called a focal impaired awareness seizure. This type of seizure was previously called a complex partial seizure.