partial sz?

[cool1984]

hi all,
who has Partial Seizures?
how do they affact you?
what part of the brain does it affct?
what can happin?

can you go stiff somettimes?

thanks take care
cazzie

[Nakamova]

Howdy Cool1984 --

Here's some general info about partial seizures:

No one kind of person has partial seizures, although as with other kinds of epilepsy, there can sometimes be a genetic component.

Some people have partials that start in one part of the brain, but other people will have partials that start in a different part.

A partial seizure can imitate any type of behavior/sensation that the brain can cause, depending on the part of the brain that the seizure activates. Some examples of the symptoms:

-- Abrupt jerking muscle movements in an arm or leg

-- Chewing or other mouth or tongue movements, or pulling or fumbling with clothing without a purpose

-- A blank stare with no apparent awareness of one's surroundings

-- A sudden feeling of fear, joy or rage that comes without reason

-- Repeating a phrase or word

-- A change in vision or a hallucination

-- A sensation of smell or taste, usually unpleasant

-- Sudden loss of balance or dizziness