EPILEPSY

Epileptic seizures can take very diverse forms. They can occur with or without screaming or loss of consciousness, stiffening of muscles, tongue biting, collapsing, turning blue or having convulsions. In fact, sometimes they can be so harmless that neither the person affected realises it nor someone who is not an epilepsy specialist notices anything untoward.

There are many different types of epileptic seizures and sometimes, the only sign of an epileptic attack can be inattentiveness for five to ten seconds or a brief twitching of one arm.