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How Would A Focal To Generalized Seizure Play Out If It Was All Over With In 30 Seconds?
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Hey everyone
Has anyone ever had a Generalized seizure that was so quick and subtle you can only tell it's generalized via EEG? I had two small seizures picked up on a 3-day video EEG. It turns out that this is most likely what happened to me during the last time I did this. I'm just trying to work out how a generalized seizure would present if it is very quick? And I mean 30 seconds min.

EDIT: I ended up looking over everything and researching how focal seizures work as that's my official… read more

posted January 13 (edited)
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Well! Some seizures occur slowly. Sone seizures happen fast! That sounds like a fast one.

posted January 14
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

According to the Mayo Clinic seizures TYPICALLY last from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Mayo is a very reputable source.
My tonic clonic seizures were much longer (life-threatening).
Once again I see how unique our experiences are.

posted January 14
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I am not sure but 30 seconds is not necessarily “short” in nature. How did your test go otherwise a dr would ask?

posted January 13
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No. These are focal aware and Focal impaired seizures. which have a time frame of 30 seconds all the way up to 5 minutes. I thought these may have been absent seizures but it turns out these are related to the frontal lobe and I don't have frontal lobe epilepsy. This was all part of the reason I had a lot of testing last year.

posted February 28
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Are they absence seizures? If so 30 seconds is a long time. The only thing is I lose time.

posted February 27

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