Types of epilepsy can be classified differently depending on different classification criteria.
According to **, epilepsy can be divided into:
Primary epilepsy (also called idiopathic epilepsy):This type of epilepsy is closely related to genetic factors, but it is not well understood. In patients, there is no structural damage or dysfunction of the brain sufficient to cause seizures, such as benign childhood epilepsy, familial temporal lobe epilepsy, etc.
Secondary epilepsy (also called symptomatic epilepsy):This type of epilepsy has a clear follow-up to follow, and the available tests can detect structural or functional abnormalities in the brain. It may be caused by a variety of definite central nervous system injuries, such as head trauma, encephalitis, meningitis, cerebrovascular disease, brain trauma, brain tumors, brain parasitic diseases and other brain damage, or due to uremia, hepatic encephalopathy, hemorrhage, carbon monoxide poisoning and other systemic diseases.
Cryptogenic epilepsy:This type of epilepsy is clinically manifested as secondary epilepsy, but it is not yet clear who is **. Existing examination methods cannot detect a clear **, such as infantile spasms. This type of epilepsy accounts for about 60% to 70% of all epilepsy.
Depending on the symptoms at the time of the seizure, epilepsy can be divided into:
Grand Mar Seizure:Also known as generalized tonic-clonic seizures, these symptoms include sudden loss of consciousness, apnea, foaming at the mouth, bluish complexion, dilated pupils, and convulsions that begin with rigidity of the limbs, clenching into fists, turning up or tilting of the eyes, followed by clonic twitching of the muscles of the face and limbs, shortness of breath, often tongue bites, and incontinence. The seizure lasts 1 to 5 minutes, and after the seizure is unconscious or drowsy, after several hours of wakefulness.
Petit mal seizures:Also known as absence seizures, patients typically present with transient loss of consciousness, mostly complete loss of consciousness, occasional impairment of consciousness, awareness of surroundings, and the ability to hear questions but not answer. Impairment of consciousness is characterized by transient and frequent occurrence. Most seizures take 2 to 15 seconds and do not exceed 1 minute, several to dozens of times a day. Happens suddenly, terminates suddenly. Presents with a sudden interruption of speech and activity, staring, occasionally upturning, and sometimes pale without warning. Holding objects in the hands of the land, sometimes breaking the rice bowl, after the seizure stops, the original activity continues.
Partial seizures:It refers to involuntary twitching in a certain part of the body or numbness and pinprick sensation in one limb, mostly in the corners of the mouth, tongue, fingers or toes, and often falls due to convulsions. Localized** sensory seizures, which are manifested as abnormal sensations in a certain part of the body, such as ant walking, numbness, pinprick sensation, electric shock, etc.
Vegetative seizures (diencephalic seizures):There may be headache, abdominal pain, limbalgia, syncope, or cardiovascular attacks. Those with no clear ** are primary epilepsy, and those secondary to intracranial tumors, trauma, infections, parasitic diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, systemic metabolic diseases, etc.
Psychomotor seizures (complex partial seizures):Psychosensory, psychomotor, and mixed seizures. There are many different degrees of impairment of consciousness and significant thinking, perceptual, emotional, and psychomotor disorders. There may be automatism such as fugue and nocturnal wandering. Sometimes, under the control of hallucinations and delusions, violent behaviors such as hurting others and injuring oneself can occur.
In addition, epilepsy can also be divided into seizures, sleep-onset seizures, and indeterminate seizures based on the relationship between day and night of seizures.
The above content is for reference only, if necessary, it is recommended to check the relevant **, or consult a doctor for more accurate information.
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