What Actually Happens to Your Body During a Seizure
In this video, learn what a seizure is and how it affects the body.
You might have seen someone have a seizure before, but it’s hard to imagine what could possibly be happening inside the body to cause that kind of response. When you zoom into the brain, however, all seizures don’t look exactly the same.
The main categories of seizures include a generalized seizure, which affects both sides of the brain, and a focal seizure, which affects one area of the brain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this video, learn more about the difference in types and the breakdown of subtypes of seizures.
- Padmaja Kandula, MD, FAES, FACNSDr. Kandula is a neurologist specializing in seizures and epilepsy at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York City.
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References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). Seizures.
Schachter, S.C. (2022). Patient education: seizures in adults (beyond the basics). UpToDate.