People having seizures cannot swallow their tongues. Seizure first aid is easy to learn. Never place anything in the mouth of a person having a seizure. Epilepsy cannot cause mental illness, mental retardation, or cerebral palsy. Most seizures last from a few seconds to a few minutes.
Seizures can range from momentary attention lapses to convulsions.
Epilepsy is an episodic disability. Between seizures, people are healthy and normal.