What Are The Symptoms Of Periventricular Leukomalacia?

Seizures

A periventricular leukomalacia patient may experience seizures as a symptom of their brain injury. A seizure describes a medical event where an individual experiences a storm of sudden and abnormal electrical activity in their brain that may result in loss of consciousness, convulsions, and uncontrollable shaking. Seizures usually do not produce long term effects or harm in an affected individual and last between thirty seconds and two minutes. Epilepsy is a long term condition where a patient has multiple seizures that may or may not have certain triggers. Around one-third of all individuals affected by periventricular leukomalacia eventually develop epilepsy. In neonates, epilepsy may not be obvious enough to identify on observation alone. MRI scan findings can help identify a patient who has experienced multiple seizures. There are several different types of seizures, and complex partial seizures are the most common type seen in individuals who have periventricular leukomalacia.