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… Absence Epilepsy On this page: Overview Overview Childhood absence epilepsy develops between ages 4 and 10. It causes very brief absence seizures that may include staring into space, eye …
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… Seizures On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms … small electrical signals through the nerves to the muscles. Seizures , or convulsions, occur when abnormal signals from the brain change the way the body functions. Seizures are different from person to person. Some people …
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… Febrile seizures (fever seizures) Last updated May 1, 2017 HealthLink BC File number … head, arms or legs and may lose consciousness. Febrile seizures usually last from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. However, …
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… Aura and Seizures On this page: Overview Overview … seizure. Epilepsy Epilepsy: Focal Aware Seizures Epilepsy: Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures Non-Epileptic Seizures (NES) Seizures …
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… Fever Seizures On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms … Check Your Symptoms Overview Fever seizures (sometimes called fever convulsions or febrile seizures) can occur in children who have an increase in body …
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… Epilepsy: Generalized Seizures On this page: Overview Overview Epilepsy that causes generalized seizures is more common in children than in adults. Focal seizures start in a specific, often damaged area in the …
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… Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures On this page: Overview Overview … and usually causes the person to fall down. Some atonic seizures may be more limited, only causing the person's head to drop for a moment. Atonic seizures are fairly uncommon and occur mostly in people with …
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… Epilepsy: Myoclonic Seizures On this page: Overview Overview Myoclonic seizures affect a small number of children and adults with … In children and teens with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, the seizures seem to occur most often after waking up or while …
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… Epilepsy: Tonic Seizures On this page: Overview Overview Tonic seizures are fairly uncommon. They occur mostly in people … (Children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome may also have atonic seizures.) When a tonic seizure occurs, the muscles in the …
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… Epilepsy: Focal Aware Seizures On this page: Overview Overview Focal aware seizures (sometimes called simple partial seizures) occur in children and adults with some forms of …
