Symptoms of seizures include
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feel a lack of information and resources are barriers to accessing support or treatment
they need
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%
of people with epilepsy experience stigma, ranging from subtle biases to significant misunderstanding.
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in 3
Nearly 2 in 3 people emphasise the urgent need for more community support and understanding to improve their quality of life
Symptoms of seizures include
- Change of consciousness (awareness) during the seizure, or between seizures
- Becoming unresponsive
- Staring into space
- Becoming vague, disorientated or confused
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Hallucinations (seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not there)
- Problems with thinking
Motor (movement) symptoms can include:
- stiffening movements (known as the 'tonic' phase) — this may cause a person to fall
- jerking movements (known as the 'clonic' phase)
- switching between stiffening and jerking (known as 'tonic-clonic')
- floppiness and loss of muscle tone (known as 'atonic') — this may also cause a person to fall
- tremor or shaking or strange postures
- sudden nod of the head
- repetitive movements, such as lip smacking or chewing
Other symptoms include:
- excess saliva coming from mouth
- increased heart rate
- eye blinking or eyes rolling upwards