Epilepsy Information

Seizure Types (classification)

Generalized-onset seizures (start from all the brain at the same time)

• Absence seizures (“petit mal”)
  - Typical
  - Atypical
• Atonic seizures
• Tonic seizures
• Myoclonic seizures
• Clonic seizures
• Tonic-clonic seizure (“grand mal”)

Partial-onset seizures (start from a focal point of the brain)

• Simple partial seizures
• Complex partial seizures
• Secondary generalized seizures

Special seizure types

View International Classification of Epileptic Seizures

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