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