Unconscious After Seizure

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Hi everybody. My brother had a seizure a few days ago. While standing, he suddenly collapsed, his muscles were stiff and his legs were shaking. He was unconscious during the whole event off course. But he remained unconscious even after the seizure for about 10 minutes. He was then injected sugar serum and then opened his eyes. He didn't feel confused or anything, rather he was shocked. He vomited many times and was very sweaty, his eyes were bloodshot red. After 30 minutes he became normal. My question to those suffering from tonic clonic seizure: has anybody experienced being unconscious after the seizure for 10-15 minutes? I don't mean a typical sleepiness or weakness that often happens in post-ictal state, but rather being fully unconscious and motionless, just as if you're in coma or very deep sleep. I have done a lot of research on epileptic seizures, and have watched a lot of videos of people going through different types of seizure. Never seen anybody being unconscious after a seizure, people often come back very confused and weak once the stiffing/jerking is finished. I am trying to understand if my brother's seizure was PNES, epileptic, or syncope. He did EEG, MRI, and heart examination. Everything was normal. This is quite odd... Similar thing happened to him 2 years ago, he collapsed and remained unconscious for 10-15 minutes followed by vomiting. His eyes was closed during the whole event. No rolled back eyes or twitching. Also, he said before the drop, he suddenly felt very dizzy and as soon as he wanted to ask for help, he fainted. I really appreciate any feedback.

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Each persons seizure is

Submitted by just_joe on Sun, 2016-05-29 - 12:11

Each persons seizure is different. Looking at seizures on u-tube will show some things. A person can have a grand mal seizure and when the convulsion stops the seizure may not be over. In my first grand mal I do not know when it started or when the convulsion was over, I do know that I came to while being carried into the nurses office at school. I said something groggily and was back out (asleep) for a few hours. So yes someone can be unconcious while in the seizure which many people are. What you saw when you thought the seizure was over was the seizure after the convulsion stopped.The similar even that happened 2 years ago could have been a drop seizure. Just so you'll know it everybodies eyes do not roll back. There are even people in a seizure that looks like a grand mal (tonic-clonic) but they see hear and understand everything going on around them. The EEG is a brain wave test showing the electrical out coming from the brain. I had 20-25 all came back normal. I had another one in which I fell asleep in and that showed seizure activity in the left lobes of my brain. So one EEG may not capture the information the neurologists need. The MRI shows the brain itself and if nothing is different then it will be normal. The heart exam is called a EKG or ECG. Which is a test showing the electrical discharges in the heart. PNES is a seizure disorder just as epilepsy is, syncope is a fall in blood presure which can make a person faint. So in those there would be no convulsions.If you researched the types of seizures you would also find out that vomiting is in many types of seuzres.He needs to discuss this with his PCP and get them to refer him to a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy. All it takes to diagnose epilepsy is 2 seizures.Also a percon that had a convulsio has used up more energy in a few minets then thy might use in half a day so they could be asleep when you think they are unconcious. Been there done that.I hope this helps and he gets the assistance he needs.Joe

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Is your niece ok now sadly my

Submitted by Mitch_5987800a8b938 on Sun, 2017-08-06 - 16:54

Is your niece ok now sadly my daughter passed away let me know if you get answers