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central nervous system, simple seizure, complex seizure, jacksonian seizure, seizure, partial, focal, a partial seizure, episode of abnormal activity, localized, specific, the brain which causes, changes in attention, movement, behavior, all seizures, abnormal electrical disturbances, in the brain, partial, focal, seizures occur, this electrical activity remains confined to a limited area, the brain, progress to generalized seizures, affect the whole brain, partial seizures, further characterized, simple, not affecting awareness, memory, complex, affecting awareness, memory of events, seizure, affecting behavior, abnormal electrical activity results from localized areas of abnormal brain tissue, areas, have been present, birth, earlier, congenital, develop following head trauma, infections, stroke, certain other conditions, in many patients, no obvious cause, determined, partial seizures, more likely to be, a definable lesion in adults than in children, a partial, focal, seizure, occur at any age, a single episode, a repeated, chronic seizure disorder, epilepsy, seen less frequently in children than in adults, still account, 45% of pediatric seizure disorders, risk factors include any injury, brain, trauma, stroke, brain tumors, infections, meningitis, prior brain surgery, patients, focal seizures, have any, the symptoms below, patients, simple focal seizures, not lose consciousness, aware, remember the events that occur, patients, complex partial seizures, have abnormal consciousness, not remember any, events surrounding the seizure, abnormal motor control, rhythmic muscle contraction /relaxation, clonic activity, common, affecting one side, leg, the face, isolated area, abnormal head movements, forced turning, the head, automatisms, purposeless, complex movement, picking at clothes, abnormal mouth behaviors, lip smacking, chewing/swallowing, automatisms, indicate the seizure is complex, forced turning, the eyes, abnormal sensations, numbness, tingling, crawling sensation, occur in only one part, spread, motor symptoms, hallucinations, visual, hearing, touch, smells, abdominal pain, discomfort, nausea, sweating, flushed face, dilated pupils, rapid heart rate/pulse, black out spells, periods of time lost from memory, changes in vision, sensation of deja vu, changes in mood, emotion, diagnosis, taking into consideration the patient's other history, extremely difficult to diagnose a single focal seizure, diagnosis is easier to make in patients, recurrent, stereotyped episodes, -especially, risk factors history of head injury, the tests, eeg, characteristic changes confirming partial, focal, seizures, location, a normal eeg, does not rule out seizures, eeg monitoring over several days necessary, record an event it is occurring, head ct, head mri scan, location, extent, the lesion causing the symptom, whenever someone has a seizure, the first time, an emergency room, a serious underlying medical condition which needs to be treated, first-aid measures, protecting the person from injury, seizure, preventing from inhaling vomit, mucus, lungs, keeping the airway clear, assistance, breathing, stop the seizures, surgical repair of tumors, brain lesions, treatments, an isolated seizure, an obvious avoidable trigger, fever, toxic reactions, treated by removing, treating the precipitating factor, an isolated seizure, require treatment, findings on mri, eeg, determine how likely recurrent seizures, help determine the need, ongoing treatment, anticonvulsants, anti-seizure medications, response to these drugs, dosage, have to be adjusted repeatedly, multiple, repeated seizures, anti-seizure drugs phenytoin, carbamazepine, preventive, long-term use, follow-up includes review, the need, drugs, monitoring, side effects, drugs, continued indefinitely, patients, seizures, difficult to treat, respond to a vagal nerve stimulator, a device that stimulates a nerve, in the chest, reduces the number of seizures, patients, respond to surgery that removes the abnormal brain cells responsible, causing seizures, patients, seizures that could result in loss of motor control, consciousness, advised not to drive, swim alone, engage in other activities, a seizure could endanger themselves, patient might need to wear informational jewelry, cards, medic-alert, to aid in obtaining prompt medical treatment, a seizure occurs, determined by the underlying cause, the focal seizures, patients, recurrent seizures, due to a temporary condition, a drug side effect, infection, chronic condition, epilepsy, seizures that occur singly, closely associated group, commonly triggered, acute condition brain injury, an isolated incident, develop into a chronic seizure disorder, seizures, the first 2 weeks of a brain injury, not necessarily mean that a chronic seizure disorder, eeg, mri findings, help determine whether the condition is likely to, become chronic, death, permanent brain damage from seizures is rare, occur seizure is prolonged, many seizures occur in close proximity, status epilepticus, serious injury, occur seizure happens the person is driving, operating dangerous equipment, activities restricted, poorly, controlled seizure disorders, infrequent seizures, need not severely restrict lifestyle, work, school, recreation, not necessarily need to be restricted, precautions, reduce risks, a seizure should occur, progression to generalized seizures, epilepsy, recurrent seizures, prolonged, closely occurring seizures, status epilepticus, injury from falls, bumps, biting self, injury, a seizure, driving/operating machinery, aspiration pneumonia, permanent brain damage, stroke, side effects of medications, observable symptoms, complications of surgery, women who choose to get pregnant should inform doctor in advance, appropriate adjustments in medications, the anti-epileptic medications, cause birth defects, call local emergency number, the first time a person has had a seizure, a seizure is occuring in someone, a medical id bracelet, instructions explaining what to, case of someone who has had seizures, ambulance, of these emergency situations, longer seizure than the person, has, an unusual number of seizures, repeated seizures over a few minutes, repeated seizures where consciousness, normal behavior is not regained between them, status epilepticus, any new symptoms occur, side effects of medications, drowsiness, restlessness, confusion, sedation, nausea/vomiting, rash, loss of hair, tremors, abnormal movements, coordination, fevers, infections, treating the underlying disorders, reduce the risk of further seizures, seizures, not be preventable, avoid head injury by wearing helmets, risky activities, avoid illegal drug use, excessive alcohol intake.