Severity of Seizures as a Forensic Risk and Case Reports

Seizures are a debilitating neurological condition characterized by the sudden evolution of synchronous electrical activity in the brain that can lead to loss of awareness, confusion, sudden falls, odd motor behaviors or sensations, and convulsions (Spitz 1998). Medically inexperienced, rst-time witnesses of seizures are frightened or confused and oen misinterpret the event as the impending death of the patient.