Virginia Thornley, M.D., board-certified neurologist, epileptologist December 31, 2020 This is a genetic disorder with different types of clinical features: -Primary Generalized Epilepsy, Absence typethere is lack of awareness, staring sometimes, lip-smacking movements.The EEG shows generalized 3-Hertz spike & slow wave discharges. -Primary Generalized Epilepsy, Juvenile Myoclonic type (JME) present with jerking movements.The EEG shows…
Category: Seizures
Living with epilepsy
Epilepsy is a condition involving 2 or more seizures. A seizure occurs when the electrical impulses in the brain do not cease and as a result, become recurrent resulting in excess cerebral activity.