What are other symptoms of focal onset aware seizures?
ANSWER
Other symptoms your child may get are:
- Feeling of being outside the body
- Sense of déjà vu (feel like you've been here before)
- Problems talking (words may come out jumbled)
- Sudden swings in emotions, like fear, anger, or happiness
- Time seems to slow down or speed up
Reviewed by Hansa D. Bhargava on March 22, 2018
SOURCES:
Epilepsy Foundation: "2017 Revised Classification of Seizures," "Focal Onset Aware Seizures (simple partial seizures)."
AboutKidsHealth: "Simple Partial Seizures," "Complex Partial Seizures," "Signs and Symptoms of Seizures."
Epilepsy Action: "Focal Seizures."
Nationwide Children's Hospital of Wisconsin: "Seizures: Focal (Partial)," "Seizures and Epilepsy."
UpToDate: "Seizures and epilepsy in children: Classification, etiology, and clinical features."
Cedars-Sinai: "Complex Partial Seizures."
Johns Hopkins Medicine: "Seizures and Epilepsy in Children."
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin: "Seizures and Epilepsy."
University of Rochester Medical Center: "Epilepsy and Seizures in Children."
SOURCES:
Epilepsy Foundation: "2017 Revised Classification of Seizures," "Focal Onset Aware Seizures (simple partial seizures)."
AboutKidsHealth: "Simple Partial Seizures," "Complex Partial Seizures," "Signs and Symptoms of Seizures."
Epilepsy Action: "Focal Seizures."
Nationwide Children's Hospital of Wisconsin: "Seizures: Focal (Partial)," "Seizures and Epilepsy."
UpToDate: "Seizures and epilepsy in children: Classification, etiology, and clinical features."
Cedars-Sinai: "Complex Partial Seizures."
Johns Hopkins Medicine: "Seizures and Epilepsy in Children."
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin: "Seizures and Epilepsy."
University of Rochester Medical Center: "Epilepsy and Seizures in Children."
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