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22 What does it feel like to have a seizure?




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This article is from the Epilepsy FAQ, by Andrew Patrick (andrew@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca) with numerous contributions by others.

22 What does it feel like to have a seizure?

Epilepsy is a broad classification for a wide variety of seizures, so
different people's seizures can be very different. Common feelings
associated with seizures include uncertainty, fear, physical and mental
exhaustion, confusion, and memory loss. Some types of seizures can
produce visual and auditory phenomena, while others can involve a
"blank" feeling. If a person is unconscious during a seizure there may
be no feeling at all. Many people also experience an "aura" before the
seizure itself.

 

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