Re: [epilepsy] conscious grandmal artistes

Well...hmmm...since we don't have the money to get her to the dr...we will
just have to see i guess..will look that up..it acted like her reg tonic
clonic seizures..for the most part...but was different..and at one point
looked at me on a crazy way...i cannot imagine the pain involved..and it
took her a lot longer to be able to move again..just scary..
On Dec 22, 2012 11:11 AM, "Kelly Porter" <race_12_1@porterfam.us> wrote:

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> By definition if you are conscious you are not having a tonic clonic
> seizure. It may appear like a tonic clonic, but it is most likely a
> complex partial. Tonic clonic seizures involve the entire brain, so
> therefore you have no conscious functioning. A complex partial involved
> only part of the brain, so you can have awareness, but by definition you
> are not actually conscious. With severe complex partials it is unlikely
> the person will remember the event afterwards.
>
> I would question a dr. who claims you can be conscious during a tonic
> clonic seizure.
>
> Kelly
> >
> >
> > I was wondering what do you mean by conscious during her grandmal
> > seizure.
> >
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