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  2. Epilepsy and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Any type of convulsive seizure resulting in trauma could cause fetal heart rate changes and lactic acid build-up. Throughout the pregnancy, the patient's OB or other pregnancy care providers should assess the patient for an increase in all types of seizures, including: Focal aware seizures/auras; Focal impaired aware seizures; Absence seizures

  3. Atonic seizure - Wikipedia

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    Neurology. An atonic seizure (also called drop seizure, akinetic seizure, astatic seizure, or drop attack) is a type of seizure that consists of partial or complete loss of muscle tone that is caused by temporary alterations in brain function. These seizures are brief – usually less than fifteen seconds.

  4. Epilepsy syndromes - Wikipedia

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    The initial presentation is often with a febrile or afebrile generalized tonic-clonic seizure, however shortly thereafter, different seizure types also evolve and seizures become much more frequent. The most characteristic seizure is a myoclonic-atonic seizure, where the child will briefly jerk, often with a vocalization and then lose tone.

  5. Epilepsy in children - Wikipedia

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    Epilepsy is a neurological condition of recurrent episodes of unprovoked epileptic seizures. A seizure is an abnormal neuronal brain activity that can cause intellectual, emotional, and social consequences. Epilepsy affects children and adults of all ages and races, and is one of the most common neurological disorders of the nervous system. [1]

  6. Status epilepticus - Wikipedia

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    Status epilepticus ( SE ), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them. [3] [1] Previous definitions used a 30-minute time limit. [2] The seizures can be of the tonic–clonic type, with a ...

  7. Seizure types - Wikipedia

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    Hyperkinetic seizures occur as high amplitude truncal and limb movements such as pedaling, thrashing, and rocking movements. [6] Myoclonic seizures are brief jerks of limbs or body lasting milliseconds. [6] Tonic seizures are abrupt increases in muscle tone greater than 2 seconds in duration. [6] Clonic seizures occur as rhythmic body jerks. [6]

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