What are characteristics of a seizure?
1. Loss of awareness
2. Twitching movements of a part of the body
3. Rhythmic jerking movements of an extremity
4. All of the above
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1. Symptom of a seizure
2. Symptom of a seizure
3. Symptom of a seizure
4. Seizures can take many forms, including staring, blinking, twitching, drooling, rigidity, atonic muscles, eye deviation and convulsions.
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