FAQ
How can my daughter have epilepsy when she hasn’t had a convulsion?
When most people think about epilepsy they think of seizures where the person falls to the ground with jerking motions (a tonic clonic seizure). However, there are many different types of seizure that people with epilepsy can experience. Not all seizures involve a loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is a tendency to have repeated seizures and not everyone with epilepsy will have tonic clonic seizures. Our
Seizures explained leaflet has more information on the different types people with epilepsy can experience. You can also find out more by calling our confidential freephone helpline on 0808 800 2 200.