You cannot classify all types of epilepsy under generalized category. There are seizure symptoms that are different than the impairment of the consciousness. They are simple partial seizures cause due to some…
Abdominal Epilepsy
Abdominal epilepsy is an uncommon syndrome of epilepsy. It is more likely to occur in children. With abdominal epilepsy, there are group of intestinal or stomach troubles, most commonly abdominal pain, caused…
What Are Seizure Clusters?
Many patients experiencing Epilepsy might have clusters of seizures known as ‘Seizure Clusters. Most of these clusters are quite puzzling to remember. These types of seizures start and stop in clusters, like…
What Is Benign Rolandic Epilepsy?
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy is known as ‘Benign’ and ‘BECTS’ because it has a good result. Almost all children with it outgrow during teenage. It is called ‘Rolandic’ because the seizures start in…
What Are the Side Effects of Seizures?
The side effects of seizures depend on various factors such as seriousness, age and reasons. In order to minimize the brain damage, it is important to control seizures on time. Talking about…
What are Myoclonic Seizures?
Myoclonic Seizures are usually concise, shock-like jerks of the muscle or a group of muscles. Expanding the term, “Myo” means muscle and “clonus” means an instant alternating denial and repose, jerking or…
What Are Silent Seizures?
‘Silent seizures’ are a kind of seizures that are difficult to find out due to their restrained symptoms. On the other hand, ‘Grand Mal Seizures’ are considered as violent because they can…
Nocturnal Seizures in Children
Nocturnal seizures in children are a sub-form of epilepsy. Where many children are suffering from night seizures, some are suffering from day time seizures as well. This affects the overall health of…
What Causes Nocturnal Seizures?
Understanding Nocturnal Seizures are very imperative if you are experiencing Epilepsy while sleeping. This is a kind of seizure that happens when a person is sleeping or in light sleep. Moreover, these…
Is Epilepsy Hereditary?
Many people might wonder, ‘is epilepsy hereditary?’ Well! The answer is “YES”. Generally, this is a very complicated condition that could be developed due to many reasons. One of the main reasons…