An aura is often the first sign that you are going to have a seizure. You may have an aura from several seconds up to 60 minutes before a seizure. Most people who have auras have the same type of aura every time they have a seizure.
Focal aura seizure include motor and nonmotor symptoms.
Motor symptoms:
Motor symptoms affect movement and include:
- Picking and pulling at clothes
- Loss of muscle tone, or limbs going limp and floppy
- Jerking movements
- Loud cries or screams
- Kicking or cycling legs
- Positioning the body in an unusual posture
Nonmotor symptoms:
Nonmotor symptoms include:
- A rising feeling in the stomach
- A sense of déjà vu, or a feeling a person has been somewhere before
- Strong feelings of joy or fear
- A wave-like sensation passing through the head
- Stiffness or twitching in the arms or hands
- A numb or tingling feeling
- Limbs suddenly appearing bigger than they are
- Visual disturbances
- Hallucinations
What Causes Auras?
- Confusion
- Irritability
- Anxiety
- Tremor and headache
- Mood disturbances