7. Disease
        Neurology
            Epilepsy
Seizure type - Partial seizures

Partial (focal) seizures

Partial seizures may remain localised or spread to involve neraby cortical regions or the entire cortex.

Simple partial (no alteration of consciousness)

Can deduce the likely location of initial discharge from features at the onset.

 

Sensory phenomena are referred to as auras.

 

Complex partial (consciousness impaired)

Often caused by a focus in the temporal lobe.

Consciousness and/or mentation are affected.

Symptoms

 

Partial seizures (simple or complex) with secondary generalisation

Partial seizure which later turns into a generalised seizure (with the associated complete loss of consciousness, etc)

 

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