Define aura
Repeated purposeful movements (person may continue activity that was going on before the seizure).repeated movements of hands, like wringing, playing with buttons or objects in hands, waving.Repeated non-purposeful movements, called automatisms, involve the face, arms or legs, such as.Rigid or tense muscles (part of the body or whole body may feel very tight or tense and if standing, may fall “like a tree trunk”).Tremors, twitching or jerking movements (may occur on one or both sides of face, arms, legs or whole body may start in one area then spread to other areas or stay in one place).Lack of movement or muscle tone (unable to move, loss of tone in neck and head may drop forward, loss of muscle tone in body and person may slump or fall forward).Repeated blinking of eyes, eyes may move to one side or look upward, or staring.Difficulty talking (may stop talking, make nonsense or garbled sounds, keep talking or speech may not make sense).Feeling of panic, fear, impending doom (intense feeling that something bad is going to happen).Numbness, tingling, or electric shock like feeling in body, arm or leg.Formed visual hallucinations (objects or things are seen that aren’t really there).Unusual smells (often bad smells like burning rubber).Loss of consciousness, unconscious, or “pass out”.Periods of forgetfulness or memory lapses.Loss of awareness (often called “black out”).This is because some of the visible symptoms may be aftereffects of a seizure or not related to seizure activity at all. Sometimes the visible symptoms last longer than the seizure activity on an EEG. It’s the period of time from the first symptoms (including an aura) to the end of the seizure activity, This correlates with the electrical seizure activity in the brain. The middle of a seizure is often called the ictal phase.
Nausea or other stomach feelings (often a rising feeling from the stomach to the throat).Fear/panic (often negative or scary feelings).Jamais vu (feeling that a person, place or thing is new or unfamiliar, but it's not).Déjà vu (a feeling that a person, place or thing is familiar, but you've never experienced it before).Yet, many people have no aura or warning the seizure starts with a loss of consciousness or awareness.Īwareness, Sensory, Emotional or Thought Changes:.An aura can occur before a change in awareness or consciousness.The aura can also occur alone and may be called a focal onset aware seizure, simple partial seizure or partial seizure without change in awareness.Other times it’s easy to recognize and may be a change in feeling, sensation, thought, or behavior that is similar each time a seizure occurs. Often the aura is an indescribable feeling. Aura:Īn aura or warning is the first symptom of a seizure and is considered part of the seizure. Not everyone has these signs, but if they do, the signs can help a person change their activity, make sure to take their medication, use a rescue treatment, and take steps to prevent injury. These feelings are generally not part of the seizure, but may warn a person that a seizure may come. Some people may experience feelings, sensations, or changes in behavior hours or days before a seizure. On the other hand, some people may not be aware of the beginning and therefore have no warning. Some people are aware of the beginning of a seizure, possibly as much as hours or days before it happens.