How does an epileptic attack differ from an RAS attack?
An EEG (brain wave activity) of an epileptic attack would show excessive elective spike or epileptic discharges, which are not present in an RAS attack. In an RAS attack the EEG goes slow for a few seconds then is flat as the cerebral cortex shuts down, then goes slow again during the drowsy recovery phase before returning to normal. An RAS attack is always precipitated by a shock trigger, albeit sometimes difficult to identify.
