Generalized Seizures Affecting The Nervous System

EPILEPSY

The brain is one of the most important organs of the body. The brain is in charge of all bodily functions and is central to the nervous system. The nervous system controls the bodies involuntary and voluntary movements. The brain and the central nervous system are closely connected and one could not function without the other. Electrical impulses travel through our body through nerve pathways to and from the brain. These electrical impulses are signals that tell out body how to function. When the nervous system is functioning correctly our body easily maintains homeostasis. There are however, many diseases and disorders that can affect the Nervous system, when this happens, effects can vary between very minor systems, and total loss
There are some seizures that are mild and are called spells, and can be as severe as unconsciousness. There are eight types of seizures that are classified under two categories called Focal seizures and Generalized seizures.
There are two main categories of seizures that are linked with epilepsy, which are Focal seizures and generalized seizures. Focal seizures are seizures that happen to a specific area of the body. Generalized seizures are seizures that effect several parts of the body.
There are two types of seizures that fall under the local seizure category. The first is called a simple focal seizure and it is a seizure in which there are slight involuntary movements or tingles within the body. There is no loss of consciousness with this type of seizure. The other type of focal seizure is called a dyscognitive focal seizure. With this type of seizure, patients experience loss of consciousness and slight purposeless movements.
There are six types of seizures that are categorized as generalized seizures. They are Absence seizure, Tonic seizure, Clonic seizure, Myoclonic seizure, Atonic seizure and Tonic-Clonic
A device called a Vagal Nerve Simulator can be placed to help reduce the seizures. The Vagus Nerve Simulator is placed into the chest of the patient and is about the size of a Ritz Cracker. This procedure is done surgically with the patient being under anesthesia. The stimulator is then attached to the vagus nerve via a wire. This device is much like a pacemaker in that it is programmed via a computer.
An additional surgery is when a surgeon removes a portion of the brain or brain tissue that is thought to contain abnormal cells. Sometime a surgeon will just disconnect a damaged portion of the brain from a healthy portion of brain. Statistically a high number of these types of surgeries are successful and allow a person to regain normal brain