

When the number or severity of seizures increases significantly without explanation.If you think you or your child is having seizures.Seek medical advice in these circumstances: If you experience a seizure for the first time, seek medical advice. You've injured yourself during the seizure.Recovery is slower than usual after the seizure is over.Recovery isn't complete after the seizure is over.Breathing or consciousness doesn't return after the seizure stops.The seizure lasts more than five minutes.Seek immediate medical help if any of the following occurs: In extreme cases, what starts as a temporal lobe seizure evolves into a generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure - featuring convulsions and loss of consciousness.

Inability to recall what occurred during the seizure.A period of confusion and difficulty speaking.Unusual finger movements, such as picking motionsĪfter a temporal lobe seizure, you may have:.Characteristic signs and symptoms include: This type of temporal lobe seizure usually lasts 30 seconds to two minutes. Sometimes temporal lobe seizures impair your ability to respond to others. A rising sensation in the abdomen, similar to being on a roller coaster.A deja vu experience - a feeling that what's happening has happened before.A sudden sense of unprovoked fear or joy.The aura is actually the first part of a focal seizure before consciousness is impaired. Not everyone who has temporal lobe seizures has auras, and not everyone who has auras remembers them. An unusual sensation (aura) may precede a temporal lobe seizure, acting as a warning.
