Preparing For Your Visit: Seizures
If you will be seeing a provider regarding seizures, read below for questions to think about before your appointment. You can also print a copy of this list here and write in your answers for your appointment.
Write down your symptoms:
- When did your seizures begin?
- Do you have a known health condition that may be the cause of your seizures?
- Seizure signs and symptoms depend upon what area of the brain is involved. These may include but are not limited to:
- Loss of awareness
- Staring
- Confusion (momentary)
- Temporary behavior or emotional changes
- Jerking movements of the body
- Abnormal taste and smell sensations
- How would you or someone who witnessed your seizure describe the event(s)?
- How often do you have seizures?
- Is there anything that you are aware of that can trigger a seizure?
- Keep a diary of your seizure frequency and bring it to your appointment. Click here to print a seizure diary.
- Do you have any family history of seizure?
- Are you currently or have you previously taken medications for seizures? Please bring a medication list to your appointment. Click here to print a Universal Medication Form.
Bring seizure related records to your appointment:
- Have you seen a medical provider for this condition? If so, what testing and treatment has been provided?
Learn more about seizures:
- Here is a websites recommended by Noran Neurology Providers. Click the links below to learn more about Seizures.
Below video from WebMD.