Generalized Seizures

Myoclonic Seizures

What to Do:
First aid is usually not needed. However, a person having a myoclonic seizure for the first time should receive a thorough medical evaluation.

Myoclonic seizures are rapid, brief contractions of bodily muscles, which usually occur at the same time on both sides of the body. Occasionally, they involve one arm or a foot. People usually think of them as sudden jerks or clumsiness. A variant of the experience, common to many people who do not have epilepsy, is the sudden jerk of a foot during sleep.