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Reading all the websites and seizure descriptions, I don't see any that describe exactly this one kind that I have, and that my father had. (My epilepsy seems to be inherited.) One type of seizure I'll have: I'll seem perfectly aware and awake and reasonable and under my own control to others, walking and/or talking (with a blank stare on my face but they don't notice that), but I'll do or say something completely goofy. I'll say a complete sentence that will make sense, but it'll be horribly insulting, kooky, wierd, or I'll do something inappropriate, crazy, etc. To others it won't look like epilepsy, it looks like I'm an insane person, or at best, highly eccentric.
For the purposes of illustration, an example could be telling someone to quit coloring their face so blue - it's ugly. Then later I remember nothing about it. Or taking someone's coat out of the closet, taking it outside and flinging it into the yard, and then going to bed. Later remembering nothing about it.
What the heck is this (got a label?), and does anybody else have these?
The family understands, but how do you explain this to strangers (like the neighbors) in terms they can understand and accept, in one sentence or less?
For the purposes of illustration, an example could be telling someone to quit coloring their face so blue - it's ugly. Then later I remember nothing about it. Or taking someone's coat out of the closet, taking it outside and flinging it into the yard, and then going to bed. Later remembering nothing about it.
What the heck is this (got a label?), and does anybody else have these?
The family understands, but how do you explain this to strangers (like the neighbors) in terms they can understand and accept, in one sentence or less?