• Sharebar     What are the Different Kinds of Epilepsy  Last
updated on:  Contributing Author: Guy Slowik FRCS  Just as there
are many different types of seizures, there are many different
types of epilepsy syndromes. Each epilepsy syndrome has a
specific set of symptoms.  There are hundreds of epilepsy
syndromes, many of them very rare. These syndromes are often
named for their symptoms or for the part of the brain where they
originate.  Many of these epilepsy syndromes originate in
childhood or even in infancy. Others begin in adulthood and even
in old age.  Some of the most common types of epilepsy are:
Different Types Of Seizures  Absence Epilepsy  People with
absence epilepsy have repeated absence seizures. Absence
epilepsy tends to run in families. The seizures frequently begin
in childhood or adolescence. If the seizures begin in childhood,
they usually stop at puberty.  Although the seizures don't have
a lasting effect on intelligence or other brain functions,
children with absence epilepsy frequent