After the seizure, the patient usually has temporary weakness in certain muscles. Complex Partial Seizures. Disturbances there can result in loss of judgment, involuntary or uncontrolled behavior, or even loss of consciousness. Prior to the actual seizure, people sometimes experience a warning sign, known as an aura, which can be an odd odor or a visual or auditory hallucination. People with a complex partial seizure may lose consciousness briefly and appear to others as motionless with a vacant stare.
Emotions can be exaggerated, and some sufferers appear to be drunk.
After a few seconds, some may begin to perform repetitive movements, such as chewing or smacking of lips. Episodes usually last no more than two minutes, and people can have them infrequently or as often as every day. Secondarily Generalized Seizures. The progress may be so rapid that the partial stage is not even noticed. Generalized Seizures Generalized seizures are caused by disturbances of nerve cells in more diffuse areas of the brain than with partial seizures and therefore have a more serious affect on the patient.