Types of Seizures and Epilepsy during Pregnancy
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Generalized seizures involve both brain hemispheres and can affect the whole body, associated with loss of consciousness. It is important to differentiate between seizures and epilepsy, which is recurrent seizures due to known or unknown factors. Two or more seizure episodes without return to baseline activity and mental status, or continuous five minutes of seizures, is known as status epilepticus.
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