Journal de l'épilepsie

Focal seizure

Abstract

Eli Easton

Focal seizures (also called partial seizures and localized seizures) are seizures which affect initially just one hemisphere of the brain. The brain is split into two hemispheres, each consisting of 4 lobes – the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. A seizure is generated in and affects only one a part of "> a part of the brain – an entire hemisphere or part of a lobe. Symptoms will vary consistent with where the seizure occurs. within the lobe symptoms may include a wave-like sensation within the head; within the lobe , a sense of Dyslexia ;in the lobe , a numbness or tingling; and within the lobe , visual disturbance or hallucination.