Usually auras are actually the focal seizure itself, but some people do develop a regular progression of symptoms before each seizure that can serve as a warning.
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Authorities emphasize different seizure types as important in LGS, but most have astatic seizures ( drop attacks ), tonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, atypical absence seizures, and sometimes, focal seizures.
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Focal seizures ( seizures that involve one limb or part of the body ), persistent seizures, late-onset seizures and those that are difficult to control with medication indicate a poorer long-term outcome.
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"' Consciousness "'is not impaired during the visual symptoms ( simple focal seizures ), but may be disturbed or lost in the course of the seizure, usually before eye deviation or convulsions.
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"' Temporal lobe epilepsy "'( "'TLE "') is a chronic disorder of the nervous system characterized by recurrent, unprovoked focal seizures ( also known as partial seizures ) that originate in the temporal lobe of the brain and last about one or two minutes.
