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Generalized Epilepsy. If you have this type of epilepsy, seizures start on both sides of the brain (or quickly affect networks of brain cells on both sides).

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Generalized seizures. These happen when nerve cells on both sides of your brain misfire. They can cause a variety of symptoms such as muscle stiffening, falls, and jerking movements.

Generalized epilepsy has traditionally been considered a seizure of the 'whole brain.' However, new research has challenged this longstanding idea, ...

Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) is a neurological condition causing brief, unnoticed seizures often mistaken for daydreaming ...

“A generalized epilepsy network derived from brain abnormalities and deep brain stimulation” Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57392-7. Funding: American Epilepsy Society, ...

Epilepsy Seizure Types: Focal vs. Generalized Seizures Your epileptologist (epilepsy specialist) will determine what type of seizure you have based on your symptoms and diagnostic test results. Our ...

If a person has two or more seizures within 24 hours of each other, the individual is usually diagnosed with epilepsy - which is defined "as a brain disorder characterized by recurring unprovoked ...