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Epilepsy: understanding different types of seizures

Epilepsy: understanding different types of seizures

Learn Brain & nervous system Epilepsy explainedEpilepsy: understanding different types of seizures

Learn how different types of seizures begin in different areas of the brain.

Written by Jameson Kowalczyk.

Medically reviewed by Megan Burke, MD.

Updated onAugust, 2026

Written by Jameson Kowalczyk.

Medically reviewed by Megan Burke, MD.

Updated onAugust, 2026

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