Patient's question:
A new family has moved in near my house. Last night, I heard a lot of noise outside. When I went to check, it was the man from the new neighbors shaking on the ground, as if he wasn't even conscious. I was terrified and quickly went home. Later, I heard people say it was a recurrence of epilepsy.Doctor's answer:
The symptoms of epilepsy recurrence can be categorized into two major forms: generalized recurrence and partial recurrence. Generalized recurrence can be further divided into seven types: grand mal seizures, tonic seizures, clonic seizures, absence seizures, atonic seizures, myoclonic seizures, and infantile severe pain. Partial recurrence commonly includes partial motor seizures and complex partial seizures. Grand mal seizures, also known as generalized tonic-clonic seizures, begin with the patient losing consciousness after the onset of the seizure. Sometimes, a sudden cry may precede the seizure, followed by the body becoming rigid, and then rhythmic shaking of the limbs.