What are the 3 stages of a grand mal seizure?

Answer 1

1) Prodrome phase (in which visual auras can be experienced or, in some cases, olfactory hallucinations).

2) Ictal phase (in which the seizure activity, itself, occurs).

3) Post-ictal phase (in which the individual does not usually remember the events that occurred just prior to and during the seizure).

Answer 2

There is no simple answer to that, as people experience different types of seizures. The first part is normally what is known as an aura. This is the first indication that a seizure is coming, and often acts as a brief warning to the person that they may be about to have a seizure. Sometimes nothing happens after that and a full seizure doesn't happen. Other times it will develop into a full seizure. There is not a single kind of aura. The nature of an aura will be different for different people. It may be a strange sensation, like a shudder through the body, or it could be focused in one particular region, like having a funny taste in their mouth, or it could have other forms.

If a full seizure does happen after the aura, like everything in epilepsy, it will be different for different people. They may go semi-conscious, they may start talking to themselves, they may start shaking, they may fall and so on. Different things can happen. A seizure may be very brief, or could last a bit longer. Some people may have successive seizures. When a seizure does stop, people will slowly come back to normal. They may be very tired or disoriented or sore after their seizure. Again, this will be different for different people and it will depend on the nature and severity of seizure they have had. Any individual will also have different kinds of seizures. So the same person could have a very serious one on some occasions and at other times have a very minor one.