Infantile spasms: spasm seen in infancy 3-12 m

Absence: uncommon before 5 years old, staring, twitching

Tonic: stiffening of muscles, arms legs, back

Clonic: muscle will spasm, jerk and then relax

Tonic-clonic: combination of above

Myoclonic: sudden brief muscle jerks that involve entire body or one part (may lose consciousness )

Atonic: drop seizures, sudden loss of muscle tone, may lose consciousness

Focal seizure without impairment of consciousness: tonic clonic movements, sensory autonomic, psychic symptoms

Focal seizure with impaired consciousness: automatisms and complex purposeful movements

status epileptics: neurologic emergency, lasting more than 5 min/ 2 or more within 5 min

Febrile seizure

Review: Pediatrics Exam 2