epilepsy disease?

Question

what are the various types of seizures and the range of anticonvulant drugs that are used most commonly to control the condition.

Answer 1

Most common seizures are petite mal and grand mal. The medications I'm on are Dilantin, Phenobarbitol and Valium. There's also Depakote (which I'm allergic to), as well as generics.

Answer 2

seizures can effect anything that the brain does. Clonic tonic seizures (what was called grand mal) involve the entire brain. Local seizures effect only a small part of the brain. Some people have seizures that cause them to smell something or hear something or see something or feel something. There are a large number of drugs used to control seizures. WebMD may allow you to search for anticonvulsants. Phenobarbital is one commonly used.

Answer 3

Simple partial seizures (SPS - formerly known as focal seizures):
These seizures are characterised by strange or unusual sensations, for example odours or visual abnormalities. Other characteristics of SPS include sudden or restless movement, hearing distortion, stomach discomfort, and a sudden sense of fear. Alteration of consciousness or memory is generally not associated with simple partial seizures.

Complex partial seizures (CPS - formerly psychomotor or temporal lobe seizures):
Complex partial seizures are often preceded by an “aura.” They are often identified by the manifestation of complicated motor and sensory action. The person can appear dazed and confused – random walking, mumbling, head turning, or pulling at clothing may be observed. These repeated idiosyncratic motions are often called automatisms and are usually not recalled by the person. There may be some change in consciousness or memory.

Generalised absence seizures (formerly petit mal):
Characterised by a complete loss of awareness. The person may stare into space and appear to be daydreaming or of in a daze. Absence seizures are not preceded by a warning (aura) and are followed by normal activity by the individual. There is very minimal movement during the actual seizure so may times it may go unnoticed by others.

Tonic-clonic seizures (formerly grand mal):
A generalised convulsion occurring in two phases. In the tonic phase, there is stiffening of the muscles, the person loses consciousness and falls, as the body grows rigid. In the clonic phase, body extremities jerk and twitch. The seizure event may often be ended by another tonic phase. After the seizure, consciousness returns slowly. When the person wakes up, they are often confused or disoriented.

Myoclonic Seizure:
There is no loss of consciousness during this type of seizure. It is often associated with single or repetitive jerking motions of the muscles (myoclonus). Myoclonic seizures are primarily observed in young children and infants. They are more rare in adults.

Atonic Seizure:
Often called drop attacks/seizures. These seizures are characterised by sudden loss of muscle tone, resulting in an inability to sit or stand. (Also known as akinetic seizures). Atonic seizures are usually rare in adults.

There is a list of the medications that can be used to control epilepsy at the Epilepsy Canada website (go to Diagnosis and Treatment, then to Anticonvulsant Medications)

Answer 4

I'm not sure about what types of seizures there are, but ANYONE can develop epilepsy at ANY time.

Here's a wiki article on types of epilepsy. I don't really know what it means, so sorry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy#Seizure_types

Another wiki article on the drugs/medications/treatments used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy#Pharmacologic_treatment

Answer 5

granmall ,petimall and they use dilantin phenobarbital,depakote,klonipin,go to drugs .com then u can get the facts