Question

What are the types of clinical classification of epilepsy?

Answer

  1. Tonic-clonic seizures in epilepsy: Patients experience sudden loss of consciousness followed by convulsions that start with stiffening and then become convulsive. Common symptoms include screaming, cyanosis of the face, urinary incontinence, tongue biting, frothing or bloody froth at the mouth, and dilated pupils. The convulsions stop naturally after a few seconds to minutes, and the patient falls into a coma. After waking up, the patient cannot recall the seizure. If the seizures continue without stopping, leading to a persistent coma, it is known as status epilepticus, which is often life-threatening.
  2. Absence seizures in epilepsy: Sudden interruption of mental activity and loss of consciousness, sometimes accompanied by muscle twitching or automatic movements. Each seizure lasts from a few seconds to several tens of seconds. Electroencephalogram (EEG) shows 3 spikes or slow waves per second.
  3. Partial seizures in epilepsy: Seizures that occur in a localized area or on one side of the body, such as stiffening or convulsive movements in a specific area, or abnormal sensations that last only a short time while the patient remains conscious.