What should we do when we have a seizure? Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures. Previously, medical science divided seizures into “grand mal” and “petit mal” seizures. Sometimes they bite their tongues and urinate their pants. “Petit mal seizures are seizure disorientation, sometimes accompanied by automaticity such as smacking the mouth and groping. Nowadays, they are divided into generalized seizures and focal seizures, which have different meanings than before. The diagnosis of epilepsy and the determination of seizures is a matter for the doctor, but as a patient or family member you need to know the basics of the disease and what to do if you find someone or your own relative having a seizure.