After 40 years still not sure

[JaneP]

I've always been curious....do the type of seizure a person has depend on what area of the brain has been hurt or is there much more too it than that? I've been told (FINALLY AFTER 40 YEARS OF WONDERING/ASKING) mine apparently are starting the right front area which I was recently told by a neuropsychologist that's precisely the reason my memory & processing are all messed up in not so many words. I've always asked myself; "If they were starting in some other area would I have (only?) a different kind, or does it not matter & what type of seizures a person has is just by luck of the draw (if such a term here makes sense!)?

 

[Nakamova]

There are a lot of variables in terms of what causes a particular type of seizure. And a lot of unknowns too! But especially with partial seizures, the symptoms may give a clue as to where in the brain they are occurring. When the seizures spread to the whole brain (as with a tonic-clonic seizure), or if they have multiple points of origin within the brain, then the particular symptoms are less revealing. With all kinds of seizures, both short- and long-term activity can (unfortunately) cause cognitive problems like the ones you describe.

The frontal-temporal lobes are where the hippocampus is located. Since the hippocampus plays an important role in encoding and recalling memory, seizures that occur there can over time affect those abilities.

This link http://www.brainline.org/multimedia...n_brain.html?gclid=CN320-vd5rICFQrhQgod2nUAaw gives a rough idea of which areas of the brain are involved in different functions.

And this CWE thread talks in more detail about how certain symptoms may be connected with certain areas of the brain: http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com...auras-determine-location-seizure-focus-18572/