What Are the Symptoms of Seizures?
Symptoms of seizures vary widely, depending on the part of the brain affected by the electrical misfiring. If a very small part of the brain is affected, you might sense only an odd smell or taste. In other cases, you could have hallucinations or convulsions, or you could lose consciousness. • Generalized tonic-clonic. This is sometimes preceded by an aura (awareness of a strange odor, taste, or vision). You might lose consciousness and fall, and experience muscle rigidity (stiffness) or convulsions (jerking movements of the arms and legs). You may also lose bladder control or bite your tongue. After regaining consciousness, you might feel confused and fall asleep. • Generalized absence. This involves loss of consciousness and blank stares or eyelid fluttering for 10 to 30 seconds. You feel well enough to resume activity right after the seizure. • Simple partial. Although you don’t lose consciousness, you have involuntary movements, sensations, or psychic experiences such as awareness
Symptoms of seizures vary widely, depending on the part of the brain affected by the electrical misfiring. If a very small part of the brain is affected, you might sense only an odd smell or taste. In other cases, you could have hallucinations or convulsions, or you could lose consciousness. • Generalized tonic-clonic. This type of seizure is sometimes preceded by an aura (awareness of a strange odor, taste, or vision). You might lose consciousness and fall, and experience muscle rigidity (stiffness) or convulsions (jerking movements of the arms and legs). You may also lose bladder control or bite your tongue. After regaining consciousness, you might feel confused and fall asleep. • Generalized absence. This involves loss of consciousness and blank stares or eyelid fluttering for 10 to 30 seconds. You feel well enough to resume activity right after the seizure. • Simple partial. Although you don’t lose consciousness, you have involuntary movements, sensations, or psychic experiences su
