| Seizures |
Structured questionnaire Frequency (%) |
Unstructured questionnaire Frequency (%) |
| Primary generalized Seizure |
|
|
| |
Recognize seizure |
85 (92) |
62 (67) |
| |
Limb jerking at onset |
66 (72%) |
57 (62) |
| |
Duration 28-58 seconds |
0 (0) |
9 (10) |
| |
Bilateral arm jerking |
42 (46) |
52 (57) |
| |
No automatisms |
56 (61) |
0 (0) |
| |
Ictal vocalization |
80 (87) |
46 (50) |
| |
Bilateral cerebral onset |
54 (59) |
45 (49) |
| |
Consciousness impaired |
29 (32) |
9 (10) |
| Complex partial seizure |
|
|
| |
Recognize seizure |
56 (61) |
15 (16) |
| |
Pause of motor activity |
69 (75) |
27 (29) |
| |
Duration 48-78 seconds |
15 (16) |
3 (3) |
| |
Right arm jerking first |
69 (75) |
64 (70) |
| |
Automatisms present |
90 (98) |
83 (90) |
| |
No head or eye deviation |
37 (40) |
1 (1) |
| |
Ictal vocalization absent |
78 (85) |
3 (3) |
| |
Right cerebral onset |
8 (9) |
0 (0) |
| |
Consciousness impaired |
22 (24) |
4 (4) |
Int J Med Educ. 2016; 7:6-10; doi: 10.5116/ijme.566c.096c