Are there 40 different types of seizures?

There are around 40 different types of seizure, which are divided into 2 main areas. The first being generalised, where the whole brain is affected and consciousness is lost, and partial (or focal), where only part of the brain is affected.

What is Type 4 epilepsy?

Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE) is characterized by clusters of nocturnal motor seizures, which are often stereotyped and brief (5 seconds to 5 minutes). They vary from simple arousals from sleep to dramatic, often bizarre hyperkinetic events with tonic or dystonic features.

What are Hypermotor seizures?

What are Hypermotor Seizures? Hypermotor seizures occur out of non-REM sleep and they are abrupt and explosive. The seizures are stereotyped – meaning the clinical manifestations (vocalizations and movements) are very similar with each seizure. The movements may be so violent that the person falls out of bed.

How would you describe a Semiologist seizure?

Seizure semiology is the manifestation of the activation of the symptomatogenic zone. That implies that it can be the result of ictal spread from a more distant epileptogenic zone.

What is a Rolandic seizure?

Kids with benign rolandic epilepsy have seizures that involve twitching, numbness, or tingling of the face or tongue. They typically happen in the early morning or just before bedtime. They also can happen during sleep. Kids almost always stop having these seizures by the time they reach their teen years.

What is nocturnal epilepsy?

Seizures during sleep can occur with any type of epilepsy. Some people have seizures occurring only during sleep whilst others have both daytime and night-time seizures. People who have only night-time seizures in their sleep are defined as having nocturnal epilepsy.

What is gyratory seizure?

Gyratory seizures (GS) are a rare occurrence, but have been reported in focal seizures of frontal and temporal origins, as well as generalized epilepsies.1, 2, 3 GS are characterized by rotation around the body axis in a circular or spiral manner, typically by at least 180 degrees or 360 degrees.