SEIZURES

According to the International League Against Epilepsy classification of 2017, seizures are generally described in three major groups, depending on where they start: focal onset, generalized onset and unknown onset.

References

Epilepsy Society – Seizures: An introduction to epileptic seizures.
Available from: https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/about-epilepsy/diagnosing-epilepsy, last accessed February 2021.
 
British Epilepsy Association - Epilepsy Action - Diagnosing Epilepsy.
Available from: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/diagnosis/diagnosing-epilepsy, last accessed  February 2021.
 
Epilepsy Foundation - Is this a seizure?
Available from: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/diagnosis/seizure, last accessed February 2021.
 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health. The Epilepsies and Seizures – Hope Through Research [Internet]. EUA; 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 15].
Available from: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/patient-caregiver-education/hope-through-research/epilepsies-and-seizures-hope-through