Seizure Types (classification)
Generalized-onset seizures (start from all the brain at the same time)
• Absence seizures (“petit mal”)
- Typical
- Atypical
• Atonic seizures
• Tonic seizures
• Myoclonic seizures
• Clonic seizures
• Tonic-clonic seizure (“grand mal”)
Partial-onset seizures (start from a focal point of the brain)
• Simple partial seizures
• Complex partial seizures
• Secondary generalized seizures