Recordings done when no seizures are occurring are normal.
The convulsion caused shaking of the body and possible brief cessation in breathing. Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy - These occur in otherwise normal children during their first or second year of life. The seizures consist of brief jerks of the body or part of it similar to those experienced by most people as they are falling asleep. EEG recordings show brief burst of seizure activity, especially during the early stages of sleep. The juvenile form usually has an onset around puberty and the events are not uncommonly preceded by GTCSs.