Epilepsy Information

Secondary generalized seizures


• Starts focalized (pinpointed) but evolves into a tonic-clonic seizure. It could start as a simple partial seizure, then evolve into a complex partial seizure and then into a secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizure
• Reflects the amount of brain involved progressively
• EEG: will show the same findings as described above followed by generalized epileptiform activity.

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