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Porygon Was Innocent: An epileptic perspective on the infamous Pokémon episode

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outworlder ◴[13 Nov 24 20:21 UTC] No.42129542[source]▶
> These include Absence Seizures, when a person stops what they are doing altogether, loses awareness but does not collapse or have visible convulsions; Myoclonic Seizures, when a person’s limbs suddenly jerk uncontrollably but they remain conscious and aware; and Tonic Clonic Seizures where a person loses consciousness, collapses, and their whole body convulses.

I've witnessed something that I've never seen described anywhere – a very similar thing to an 'absence seizure', but the person is still aware and responding but seem unable to break away from the empty stare even when they try.

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1. Sohcahtoa82 ◴[13 Nov 24 23:02 UTC] No.42131180[source]▶
I knew someone who would get seizures when sleep deprived and was aware during them.

I only saw one once. He was sitting on a couch, clutching a pillow in front of him, and kept shoving his face into the pillow. At the time, I wasn't aware of his seizures, and asked him if he was good. He just said "I'm fine, I'm having a seizure. Just give me a minute and it will pass."

Sure enough, after a minute or two, he stopped, explained the situation, and said he needed to call it a night before it happened again.