Providence Epilepsy Services- Seizures are the only visible symptom of epilepsy. There are different kinds of seizures, and symptoms of each type can affect people differently. Sei...
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A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked or bursts. Without blood and the oxygen it carries, part of the brain starts to die. The...
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Vision changes that occur gradually over time or that seem to come and go are usually less serious than changes that occur suddenly and persist. Sud...
More » - Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures are the easiest seizures to recognize. They happen most often in people with generalized epilepsy of unk...
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Epilepsy causes repeated seizures and is one of the most common neurological condition. The seizures are caused by bursts of electrical activity in ...
More » - People with nonepileptic seizures (NES) have periods of seizure-like activity. NES are characterized by a loss of or change in physical function witho...
More » - Temporal lobe epilepsy involves the portions of the brain that control emotions and memory. The temporal lobes are located on each side of the head ju...
More » - Landau Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is characterized by the loss of comprehension and expression of verbal language (aphasia) in association with severely ...
More » - An adult brain tumor is a disease in which abnormal cells form in the tissues of the brain. There are many types of brain and spinal cord tumors. The ...
More » - Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual decrease in how well you can hear. Depending on the cause, it can range from mild to severe and can be reversible,...
More » - Delirium is a sudden change in how well a person's brain is working (mental status). Delirium can cause confusion, change the sleep-wake cycles, a...
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Psychosis is a mental and behavioral disorder in which a person has trouble telling the difference between what is real and what is not real. It may...
More » - Complex partial seizures occur in children and adults with certain forms of epilepsy. They are the most common type of seizure in adults.
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More » - Simple partial seizures occur in children and adults with some forms of epilepsy. They are about half as common as complex partial seizures.
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More » - Benign focal childhood epilepsy is a common form of epilepsy in children, causing seizures that make the muscles all over the body stiffen and jerk. B...
More » - Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare disorder that typically becomes apparent during infancy or early childhood. The disorder is characterized by f...
More » - Epilepsy that causes partial seizures is sometimes called focal epilepsy because the seizures start at a specific focus or location within the brain. ...
More » - Epilepsy that causes generalized seizures is more common in children than in adults. Unlike partial seizures, which begin in a specific, often damaged...
More » - An absence seizure is a brief—5 to 15 seconds—but total loss of awareness that occurs suddenly without any warning and ends as suddenly as it begins. ...
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Dizziness is a word that is often used to describe two different feelings. It is important to know exactly what you mean when you say "I feel d...
More » - A hallucination is a perception of something that is not really there. A hallucination can involve any of the senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste, or...
More » - Fainting is a sudden, brief loss of consciousness. When people faint, or pass out, they usually fall down. After they are lying down, most people will...
More » - Parasomnias are undesirable physical activities that occur during sleep involving skeletal muscle activity, nervous system changes, or both. Night ter...
More » - Fever seizures (sometimes called fever convulsions) are uncontrolled muscle spasms that can occur in children who have a rapid increase in body temper...
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