Focal seizures - Epilepsy Action
‘Temporal’ sounds like this: tem-per-uhl or tem-pruhl If you have been diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy it means you have seizures starting in one or other of the temporal lobes. The temporal lobe is responsible for things like memory, hearing and understanding language.
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) - Epilepsy Action
Symptoms of Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. There are 3 different types of seizures that people with JME may get. These are called myoclonic, tonic-clonic and absence seizures.. All people with JME have myoclonic seizures. Myoclonic seizures cause sudden jerks of the muscles in the arms, legs, or whole body.
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About seizures - Epilepsy Action
Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start.
Epilepsy medicines - Epilepsy Action
The main treatment for epilepsy is taking epilepsy medicines. They are also known as epilepsy medication, anti-seizure medications (ASMs) or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). They don’t cure epilepsy, but try to prevent seizures from happening. They do this by changing the levels of chemicals in the ...
Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM) - Epilepsy Action
Symptoms. If your child has EEM, they may have multiple seizures every day. The seizures usually only last for 1 to 3 seconds. Children with EEM are photosensitive. This means that the seizures are triggered by flickering light.
Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) - Epilepsy Action
Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) is a common epilepsy syndrome affecting young children. Children with CAE have absence seizures, which cause a brief loss of awareness, several times a day.
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Topiramate use in pregnancy: MHRA safety guidelines tightened
2024年6月24日 · Topiramate should not be prescribed to women of childbearing potential without a pregnancy prevention plan, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced.
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