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What Does It Mean When The Seizures Are Global.
I am not a doctor but from my experience. That means that when you had the EEG they were coming from more then one specific spot. This will limit the next step that can be done for you. There are still options but the type of brain surgery I had worked because it came from the one spot. They may mention the VNS or the newer RN. You can do this don't give up.
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member They review it every few years. It was reviewed this year there are some changes as I understand but I don't think it's related to the terms.
When seizures are described as "generalized", it means the abnormal electrical activity is occurring across both sides of the brain simultaneously. This is different from focal or partial seizures where the abnormal activity starts in one area. There are several types of generalized seizures, including tonic-clonic, tonic Show Full Answer
They might be using the word Global as a term for the whole brain . Global meaning there are seizure activity on both left and right Spheres of the brain .
That’s my opinion on it .
There is an article about seizure terminology and when it changed back in 2017. Please look it it up it is very revealing and educational!! I have wondered why it changed and where it came from now. ericthom3
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