| Alternative Names:
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| Seizure - complex; Complex seizure |
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Note: Symptoms commonly persist for longer than 15 seconds. Typically they last no longer than 2 minutes. |
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The diagnosis is based primarily on the symptoms of the patient. The diagnosis of the cause begins with a completephysical examination, including a detailed neuromuscular examination, blood tests, and a possible lumbar puncture to rule out infection of the central nervous system.
- An EEG may show changes characteristic of partial seizures, and may show the focus (the location of the cause) in the temporal or frontal lobe of the brain. A normal EEG does not rule out the possibility of seizures.
- A head CT or head MRI scan may show the location and extent of the lesion causing the symptoms.
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