What does a partial focal seizure feel like?

Seizures: Focal (Partial)

Jerking of the arms or legs on one side of the body	Tingling or other unusual feeling on one side of the body
Turning of the head or eyes to one side	A fearful or “pained” look on the child’s face

Can you feel a partial seizure?

During a focal aware seizure, formerly known as a simple partial, the individual remains aware. A focal aware seizure may involve sensory, motor, psychic, or autonomic symptoms. These symptoms result in the person experiencing an unusual sensation, feeling or movement called an aura.

What are the symptoms of simple focal seizures?

Simple partial (focal) seizures or ‘auras’

• a general strange feeling that’s hard to describe.
• a “rising” feeling in your tummy – like the sensation in your stomach when on a fairground ride.
• a feeling that events have happened before (déjà vu)
• unusual smells or tastes.
• tingling in your arms and legs.

What triggers simple partial seizures?

A seizure occurs when a person experiences a disturbance in their brain’s usual activity. The brain communicates via electric signals. Disruption to these signals can result in a seizure. Simple partial seizures happen when people have an electrical change in a specific part of their brain that affects these signals.

How do you feel after a focal seizure?

You might feel fine after a focal seizure and be able to get back to what you were doing straight away. Or you might feel confused or tired for some time afterwards. You might need to sleep. Some people find they have temporary weakness or can’t move part of their body after they’ve had a seizure.

How do you feel after a partial seizure?

What does a partial seizure look like?

changes in how something might taste, feel, look, or sound. distorted vision of items around you or of your own body. smelling an odd odor. tingling sensation in parts of your body, usually the arms or legs.

What does a sensory seizure feel like?

Focal somatosensory seizure – characterized by sensory phenomena including tingling, numbness, electric-shock like sensation, pain, sense of movement, or desire to move. These seizures involve the sensorimotor cortex.

What does focal seizure look like?

Complex focal seizures are often preceded by a simple focal seizure (aura). Patients experiencing a complex focal seizure may stare blankly into space, or experience automatisms (non-purposeful, repetitive movements such as lip smacking, blinking, grunting, gulping or shouting).

What does a conscious seizure feel like?

a strange feeling like a ‘wave’ going through the head. stiffness or twitching in part of the body (such as an arm or hand).

What is the difference between a simple and complex partial seizure?

Partial seizures are divided into simple, complex and those that evolve into secondary generalized seizures. The difference between simple and complex seizures is that during simple partial seizures, patients retain awareness; during complex partial seizures, they lose awareness.