Seizure Awareness: Early Warning Signs & Sleep Seizures

Seizure symptoms can appear during sleep or as subtle absence events in children with autism. Identifying early warning signs and understanding pharmaceutical triggers are essential for managing nocturnal and pediatric seizure disorders.

Early Warning Signs of a Seizure

Published Nov,02 2017 | By J. Lucy Boyd

A seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity in the brain. While some seizures cause no symptoms, others produce movements or changes in behavior, sensation or level of consciousness. When seizures occur repeatedly, this usually indicates a seizure disorder, or epilepsy.