Usually, most common discover seizure as a first symptom of epilepsy. The symptoms of epilepsy vary from person to person, according to the type of seizures.
Focal (Partial) Seizures
Simple partial seizure – A simple partial seizure doesn’t involve loss of consciousness, the symptoms include:
- Dizziness
- Tangling and twitching limbs
- Alterations to the sense of taste, smell, sight, touch, or hearing
Complex partial seizures – It involves the loss of consciousness and awareness, along with other symptoms include:
- Staring blankly
- Unresponsiveness
- Performing repetitive movements
- Generalized seizures
Generalized seizures
Whole-brain is involved in generalized seizures. There are six types of generalized seizures:
Absence seizures – before it was called “petit mal seizures”. This type of seizure includes repetitive movements like lip-smacking or blinking. There is also a short loss of awareness.
Tonic seizures – these seizures cause muscle stiffness.
Atonic seizures – this includes sudden falls and loss of muscle control.
Clonic seizures – these are characterized by repeated, jerky muscle movements of the face, neck, and arms.
Myoclonic seizures – this causes spontaneous quick twitching of the legs and arms.
Tonic-clonic seizures – called grand mal seizures earlier. The symptoms include:
- Shaking
- Stiffening of the body
- Loss of bladder or bowel control
- Biting of the tongue
- Loss of consciousness