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Someone will know they have had a seizure because they will often feel it coming, and they will feel themselves coming out of it. There will also be a time gap between those two and they may not feel well. Someone who has had lots of seizures will be familiar with one coming on and how they feel after it. People don't remember what happens during a seizure because they are not fully conscious. It is like as if they are day dreaming or asleep and then wake up. In the same way people don't know what happens when they are asleep, someone who has had a seizure won't know what will have happened during the actual seizure. They may remember dreaming sometimes, like we do when we sleep, but not always. Some very mild seizures will not result in a loss of consciousness and may last seconds, so the person will know something has happened, but bigger ones will result in a loss of consciousness and they won't remember being in the seizure because of that.
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∙ 14y ago
Christopher Lettie
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∙ 14y agoThat will depend on the kind of seizure. They will remember the seizure coming on and will remember themselves coming out of it, but not the main part of the seizure, if they lose consciousness. It is a bit like when you sleep. You don't remember sleeping, but you can remember going to sleep and waking up. They may actually remember dreaming, and that can be the case for some seizures. For other kinds of seizures, people don't lose conciousness so they will be fully aware of what is happening. It may only last seconds, and they might feel a little strange for that period and then it passes. No one else would even know anything has happened, but the person themselves would know.
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What happens after having a petit mal seizure?
A petit mal seizure lasts 15-20 seconds. When it ends, the individual resumes whatever he or she was doing before the seizure began, will not remember the seizure, and may not realize that anything unusual happened.
When did Grand Mosque Seizure happen?
Grand Mosque Seizure happened on 1979-12-04.
Why do you forget your fits?
When you have a seizure, your brain is malfunctioning so you are not conscious of what is going on. It is like the fact that you do not remember being asleep. You can remember dreams when you sleep and you may remember having a dream when you have a seizure. Whether you do or not, you will usually know that you have had a seizure, in the same way that you will usually know that you have been asleep.
Can people lose memory after having a seizure?
For most people with epilepsy their memory and ability to concentrate is not affected. Epilepsy only directly affects a person when they are having a seizure. For the majority of the time their epilepsy has no affect on them. If someone has a more severe case of epilepsy or are also suffering from another condition that affects the brain, then they would be likely to have more problems.
Do dogs remember having a seizure?
As dogs have no way of communicating with us exactly what they can remember there is no way to be certain.
What causes a blackout were a person hits the floor his eyes in fixed stare can hear every thing but cant see for few min's or remember what happened for a while after?
Sounds like an epileptic seizure.
Is there any way to prove if you had a seizure?
describe what might have happened to you to a professional or to your doctor
What to do if you see a focal seizure?
Just wait. Be sure you tell the person what had happened.
What should you record following a seizure?
When it happened. How long it lasted. The type of seizure. How the person felt before and after the seizure. Did they have an aura? Any potential reasons for the seizure. If you are the person who has had the seizure, some of the information can obviously only be got by someone who saw the seizure, so you will need to talk to them. If no one saw it, just record what you know. If you are recording details of another person's seizure, then you will need to get some information from them.
What to do dureing a seizure?
Do not put anything in their mouths. Try to turn the person on their side and hold them in place. Do not try to restrain them because their muscles will hurt. Wait for it to finish and call 911 or help them go to sleep. They will not remember what happened and will be tired. They may not even remember who you are. So let them relax.
Is amnesia a long-term effect of epilepsy?
It is possible, simply because when one experiences a seizure, they are often convulting and their head is banging against the ground. This can lead to a series of head traumas Please, if you are going to answer a question that the general public read, research it first. Your answer is really naive. Yes, you can get head trauma from a fall through a seizure. Sometimes a head trauma can actually be the original cause of epilepsy. Amnesia can be associated with many drugs taken to control seizures but also, after a seizure almost all patients do not remember what happened before during the post ictal phase and afterwards. Memory problems are a common issue for many epileptics on seizure medications or for people with TBI and seizures. Edit: *** I have seizures and everytime I wake up from a Grand-Mal seizure I have no idea what happened or what happened 3 months before. Also I've hit my head on the ground and cut it open a few times from a Petite-Mal seizure and I don't know what happened. So to answer your question yes.***
Is it true a absence seizure is a brief disturbance in brain function in which there is loss of awareness?
Yes. That is exactly what an absence seizure is. You do not remember it, either. If it happens when a person is walking they can fall.
