second and third seizures, December 2006

After the shock of Murphy's first seizure, we recognized Murphy's next seizure when we heard his tags jingling for several seconds. As he moved onto snapping his mouth open and shut, he began sliding into a spread eagle. We helped him lie down on one side, but he banged his head repeatedly against the tile floor (again in the kitchen). We sent the boys (10 & 14 years old) to fetch towels to protect his head. After about one minute, the headbanging slowed to a stop, only to be replaced by vigorous paddling with all four feet. He paddled so hard that by the end of this two minute seizure, he was panting deeply and loudly. His tongue was bleeding a little from a bite, but he seemed not to notice.
Murphy lay on the floor for about 5 minutes, then attempted to get up. His legs were shaky and he looked at us as if not recognizing our faces. He proceeded to walk through the house looking in strange places like the shower, the trash can, behind chairs, in the garage. We don't know if he was searching for an attacker, confused about his whereabouts, or just disoriented in general. He bumped into a lot of furniture and door jams.
Another seizure followed in a week, and it was the same length and pattern.