Symptoms of Epilepsy

General information about symptoms of Epilepsy: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Epilepsy. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Epilepsy. Furthermore, symptoms of Epilepsy may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Epilepsy.

List of symptoms of Epilepsy: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Epilepsy includes:

Convulsions
Muscle spasms
Loss of consciousness
Grand mal seizures - see symptoms of grand mal seizures:
Petit mal seizures - see symptoms of petit mal seizures:
Strange sensations
Strange emotions
Strange behavior
Symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy
Symptoms of focal epilepsy
- Localized muscle spasm
- Whole body muscle spasm
- Twitches
- Tics
- Hallucinations
- No loss of consciousness
Symptoms of a prodrome for convulsions (some people only):
Symptoms of status epilepticus:
- Continuous sequence of seizures
- Grand mal status epilepticus - continuous series of grand mal seizures

Symptoms of Epilepsy: Having a seizure does not necessarily mean that a person has epilepsy. Only when a person has had two or more seizures is he or she considered to have epilepsy. ¹

More symptoms of Epilepsy: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Epilepsy, underlying causes of Epilepsy, associated conditions for Epilepsy, risk factors for Epilepsy, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Epilepsy Information Page: NINDS

Last revision: May 27, 2003

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