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Survey finds most Americans are unaware of many signs that someone is having a seizure

If you've ever seen a movie or TV show in which a character has a seizure, you probably have a fairly standard mental picture of someone falling to the ground in full body convulsions while foaming at the mouth. But that doesn't necessarily reflect reality. A new national survey by Orlando Health finds that while most Americans recognize those classic symptoms of what's called a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the majority fail to recognize the subtle signs, all of which can be dangerous and have a profound impact on the lives of those suffering from them.

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