Simple Partial Seizures
Description
A simple partial seizure is one kind of seizure connected to epilepsy. It could also be called a focused seizure.
Your brain will only be affected in one location by a simple partial seizure. You don't lose consciousness as a result of it. It usually only lasts a minute or two, making it also quite brief.
Symptoms
Symptoms of simple partial seizures include :
- Muscle contraction
- Erratic head motions
- Blank looks
- Eyes squinting and blinking.
- Numbness or Tingling
- Skin shivering (like ants crawling on the skin)
- A hallucination is when you perceive, smell, or hear things that aren't actually there.
- Any discomfort or pain
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Red face
- Dilated eyes.
- A quick heartbeat or pulse
- Alterations to vision
- Feeling familiar (feeling like current place and time have been experienced before)
- Alterations in emotion or mood
- For a brief moment, inability to speak.
If you have any of these symptoms visit a Neurologist to be diagnosed and treated properly.
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The causes of any type of epileptic seizure, including simple partial seizures, can be different for each person taking your antiseizure medication. Triggers causing seizures to happen include :
- Stress (main trigger)
- Irregular administration of medication
- Fever
- Irregular administration of medication
- Dehydration
- Caffeine
- Various pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and analgesics, alcohols.
- Flashing lights (more common for larger seizures)
- Pre-menstruation
Diagnostics
The tests listed below can help in Simple Partial Seizures diagnosis and evaluation :
- Electroencephalography (EEG) to aid in separating seizure disorders from other diseases.
- Brain scans such as MRI to check the brain for any scarred areas.
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan to show any brain anomalies, such as tumors, hemorrhage, or cysts, which could be causing your seizures.
Treatment
Individuals with this kind of seizure respond differently to treatment. It depends on the frequency, the seriousness of the symptoms, and other elements that your Neurologist will consider.
- Antiseizure medications
- Certain brain surgeries
- Devices that use low-level electrical charges
- Lifestyle modification
- Getting enough sleep
- Following a special ketogenic diet
- Avoiding triggers like flickering lights
