Clinical Manifestations

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Clinical Manifestations
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Partial Seizure

• Simple specific to the affected area of brain
  without loss of consciousness
• Psychic symptoms
• Motor signs
• Sensory symptoms
• Autonomic signs or symptoms
• Complex with loss of consciousness but person
  may remain aware of environment

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Generalized Seizures

• Absence (Petit Mal)
• Typical - 10-30 seconds, come and go very quickly
• Atypical same as typical, however longer and
  stronger
• Myoclonic quick jerks of limb(s)
• Tonic most often occurs during sleep, 10-15
  seconds of sustained muscle contraction

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Generalized Seizures Cont.

• Tonic-clonic (Grand Mal)
• Primary- 1-2 minutes, loss of consciousness,
  tonic contraction, clonic alteration of
  contraction and relaxation of muscles,
  fecal/urinary incontinence, and tongue biting
• Secondary generalized primary tonic-clonic
  seizure but begins with simple or complex partial
  (presence of aura)
• Atonic (drop attack) sudden loss of muscle tone
  causing drop to ground risking injury
• Unclassified epileptic seizures (status
  epilepticus) Tonic-clonic lasting 30 minutes or
  reoccurrence without gaining consciousness

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Phases of Seizure

• Aura phase
• Prodroma phase
• Tonic phase
• Clonic phase
• Postictal phase

• Aura phase
• Prodroma phase
• Tonic phase
• Clonic phase
• Postictal phase