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Epilepsy in children: how do children generally describe their auras? what descriptions do they use?

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Varies...: Like adults with seizure disorders, some kids have auras, which can be a twitch, nausea, a tingling feeling, funny vision or speech, headache--it varies. And someo kids do not experience auras. How a child describes this depends on their overall cognitive and language abilities and what their aura is. It is worth talking about it and helping them recognize any consistent warning signs they feel.

Answered 1/20/2014

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Dr. Diane Stein answered

Specializes in Pediatric Neurology

Auras vary: if seizures from part of brain for smelling, will have weird smell; for taste, weird taste; for movement right arm, right arm movement w/o their control; and so on. If seizures spread to whole brain quickly they may stare, fall, convulse but they will not recall the seizure its self. We now call "aura"s partial seizures since they can occur without convulsion.

Answered 11/10/2016

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