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Health Topicsbrain health-nervous-systemepilepsyEpilepsy: understanding different types of seizures

Epilepsy: understanding different types of seizures

Written by Jameson Kowalczyk. Medically reviewed in July 2024 by Mark Arredondo, MD.

Updated on October 23, 2024

Not all epileptic seizures are the same. Learn how different types of seizures begin in different areas of the brain.

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