Partial seizures
Partial seizures are seizures resulting from a disorder of only one side of the brain (one “hemisphere” of the brain). They are also called “focal seizures” or “localized seizures”. The symptoms depend on exactly which part of the brain are affected (e.g. frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, etc
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Focal seizures originate in just one part of the brain. About 60 percent of people with epilepsy have focal seizures. These seizures are frequently described by the area of the brain in which they originate. Many people are diagnosed with focal frontal lobe or medial temporal lobe seizures.
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Causes of Partial seizures
Some of the causes of the condition may include: Causes of Focal Seizures:
- Alpers-Huttenlocher Syndrome
- Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Centralopathic Epilepsy
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A
- Contractures-Developmental Delay-Pierre Robin Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome With Periventricular Heterotopia
- Epilepsy, Familial Adult Myoclonic, 3
- Epilepsy, Female-Restricted, With ...
Causes List for Partial seizures
Possible causes of Partial seizures (or similar symptoms) may include:3
- Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome (Focal seizures, Partial seizures)
- Arteriovenous Malformations Of The Brain (focal seizures)
- Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (Focal seizures)
- Autosomal dominant partial epilepsy with auditory features (partial seizures)
- Benign familial neonatal seizures (focal seizures)
- Benign familial neonatal-infantile seizures ...
Clinical Features of Partial seizures
In some focal seizures, the person remains conscious but may experience motor, sensory, or psychic feelings (for example, intense dejà vu or memories) or sensations that can take many forms. The person may experience sudden and unexplainable feelings of joy
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References
- Source: NINDS (NIH): ninds.nih.gov/ disorders/ epilepsy/ detail_epilepsy.htm
- Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: NINDS (NIH): ninds.nih.gov/ disorders/ epilepsy/ detail_epilepsy.htm
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