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… Overview Childhood absence epilepsy develops between ages 4 and 10. It causes very brief absence seizures that may include staring into …
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… Condition Basics What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a common condition that … occur at night. Childhood and juvenile absence epilepsy. It causes staring into … seizures or uncontrolled seizures. Learn more Absence Epilepsy Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures …
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… in children and adults with certain forms of epilepsy . They are the most common type of … awareness seizures are often confused with absence seizures, a type of generalized seizure. Absence seizures, though, never begin with an …
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… Epilepsy is a common condition that causes … movement, speech, vision, or awareness. Absence Epilepsy Epilepsy Epilepsy and Driving … movement, speech, vision, or awareness. Absence Epilepsy Epilepsy Epilepsy and Driving …
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… Overview Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy develops between ages 12 and 18. … arms. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures and absence seizures may be present along with … arms. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures and absence seizures may be present along with …
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… Overview Most of the time, people with epilepsy who become pregnant deliver healthy … is higher for babies born to someone with epilepsy. Most antiepileptic medicines … increase the risk even more. If you have epilepsy and become pregnant, stopping …
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… have to take the medicine? Some medicines for epilepsy have to be taken several times a day. … other medicines I take? Many medicines for epilepsy can interact with other medicines you may be taking. This means that your epilepsy medicine may not work as well, or it …
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… Overview Medicine therapy for epilepsy can fail for several reasons: You do … following the treatment plan. You don't have epilepsy. You may be having events that look … be having seizures, but something other than epilepsy is causing them. Taking antiepileptic …
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… Overview Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is sometimes called focal epilepsy, because the seizures start at a … brain may become affected during the seizure. Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is the …
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… Overview Nerve stimulator devices for epilepsy send electrical signals to the brain … be used for people who aren't candidates for epilepsy surgery or who haven't responded well to previous epilepsy surgery. How Well It Works The vagus …
