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Recognizing when someone is having a seizure – and how you can help during those first critical moments

  • Written by Jacob Pellinen, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Recognizing when someone is having a seizure – and how you can help during those first critical momentsSeizures occur because of sudden and abnormal activity in the brain.koto_feja/E! via Getty Images

Approximately 1 in 26 people develop epilepsy, a condition in which someone experiences recurring and unprovoked seizures. But experiencing a seizure does not always mean a person has epilepsy. Seizures can be provoked by acute head injuries, alcohol...

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