Types of Epilepsy

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  1. 3. Progressive myoclonic epilepsies (PME) are a group of 10 rare types of epilepsy. They are progressive and patients have a decline in ____ function over time. Patients with PME have a mix of myoclonic and tonic-clonic seizures.
  2. 5. Reflex epilepsies are caused by a specific stimuli eg. ___ lights.
  3. 7. brief, sudden, lightning-quick jerks
  4. 9. Some examples of focal epilepsies are temporal lobe epilepsy and ____ lobe epilepsy.
  5. 12. rhythmic, jerking muscle movements
  6. 14. Idiopathic/genetic generalized epilepsies are usually non-progressive and often start in ___ or adolescence.
  7. 15. Structural epilepsies are caused by a known brain issue like a ___ or a traumatic brain injury.
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  1. 1. There are ___ types of focal onset seizures: focal aware and focal impaired awareness.
  2. 2. Some examples of generalized onset seizures are _____, absence, myoclonic and atonic.
  3. 4. ___ onset seizures affect both sides of the brain at the same time.
  4. 5. ___ onset seizures start in one area in one side of the brain.
  5. 6. sudden loss of muscle tone
  6. 8. Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are often severe, start early and affect ____.
  7. 10. muscles become stiff
  8. 11. Epilepsies are categorized by ___ type and epilepsy syndrome.
  9. 13. There are ___ types of seizures: focal, generalized, combined, unknown