Last Updated on November 7, 2020
The worst kind of thing that can happen to a person is getting a seizure in their sleep. However, it is not very common to happen, which is a great thing. Unfortunately, a lot of people do get seizures while they are awake, and many of them take seizure medications and can experience several types of seizures.
In this list, you will find out about the different types of seizures out there, be it a partial seizure or a myoclonic seizure. Also, you will know all about seizure symptoms that may help you manage it better.
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1. Types of Seizures
There is an abundance of seizures that is known to scientists and medical professionals, and through that knowledge, they can come up with effective treatment medications for these sudden occurrences. Moreover, they can provide better seizure treatment emergency, which allows for the better saving of lives and better quality of life for the people who go through these regular and sudden seizures.
In what follows, we present you with a summary of each type of seizure; make sure that you read through all of it! a.
Focal Seizures with Impaired Awareness: This type of seizure, which belongs to the focal seizure category, involves either one of two this—(1) complete loss of consciousness or (2) change of consciousness or awareness.
People who suffer from this may find themselves staring at a specific point in space and not be able to respond to their surroundings. b. Focal Seizures without Loss of Consciousness: This one also belongs to the focal seizure category and is characterized by an alteration of emotion or a change in how you perceive the world.
This involves changes in how things look, smell, sound, taste, or feel. Involuntary movements of the body may occur as well.
All in all, focal seizure treatment is essential! c. Generalized seizures: Under this category, we find any types of seizures that are characterized by different features.
To be more specific, there are six : (1) Absence Seizures; (2) Tonic Seizures; (3) Atonic Seizures; (4) Clonic Seizures; (5) Myoclonic Seizures; (6) Tonic-Clonic Seizures.
