I'll talk a little more about physical attributes of his seizures after we examine the classifications of seizures and epilepsy. Most of us have heard of a couple of types of seizure. Those terms are fairly self-explanatory. A person having a Petit Mal seizure might drop the ink pen that they are holding because they have lost rigidity in their muscles. Alternately, a Grand Mal seizure is a much more dramatic occurrence in which the epileptic has a convulsion.
Convulsions usually involve the entire body.
A convulsion may cause the epileptic to suddenly fall to the floor and start jerking in a rhythmic motion. The person loses control of bodily movements and, sometimes, bodily functions. This means that we have to somewhat disregard the severity of the seizure and move on to other classifications of seizures. These are the classifications used by doctors. They are Partial seizures and Generalized seizures.