Variables | Percentages % | Number of patients |
Type of auras |
|
|
Visual | 20 | 20 |
Somatosensory | 10 | 10 |
Abdominal | 8 | 8 |
Psychic | 7 | 7 |
Autonomic | 5 | 5 |
Olfactory | 3 | 3 |
Types of epilepsy |
|
|
Generalized | 84 | 84 |
Focal | 11 | 11 |
Unclassified | 5 | 5 |
Duration of seizure, minutes |
|
|
<1 | 5 | 5 |
1 - 2 | 48 | 48 |
>2 | 47 | 47 |
Events during the ictal phase |
|
|
Tongue biting | 50 | 50 |
Body stiffness | 46 | 46 |
Collapsed | 37 | 37 |
Myoclonic jerks | 30 | 30 |
Incontinence | 20 | 20 |
Hypotonia | 10 | 10 |
Lip smacking | 10 | 10 |
Chewing | 6 | 6 |
Undressing | 4 | 4 |
Neurological examination |
|
|
Normal | 78 | 78 |
Focal signs | 22 | 22 |