Different types of seizures

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Are there different types of seizures?

Types of Seizures

• Partial seizures (focal) - epileptic activity in part of the brain.
• Simple partial seizures - person is fully conscious.
• Complex partial seizures - person partly loses consciousness.
• Generalised - Involves both side of the brain. Person loses consciousness.
• Secondary generalised - Starts as partial and changes to generalised.

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