Can absence seizures be the same thing as
daydreaming?
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harmony58
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Location: South
Absence Seizure Same As Day Dreaming? Posted: 01-06-05 11:17am
No, they are not the same, but it would be
common to mistake one for the other.
Absence seizures are generally fleeting.
They don't last long at all. A person
experiencing such a seizure may or may not
smack their lips, appear to be focused on
a distant object, stop mid-conversation,
experience strange tastes or smells. Some
people may also experience jaime-vous
where they feel "lost" in a familiar
place. That's not usually daydreaming.
Regards,
kate
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Browen
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-24-05 16:41pm
Also head nodding is common. I personally
just stare blankly and tend to grip things
very tightly. I don't remember what goes
on during my seizures, though many times I
can tell if i've had one because I miss
bits of conversations/events.
