Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, November 2001

Variable Details

VariableSPEC4
LabelOther signs of having epileptic seizure?
Question text Please specify other problem
Responses
Aggressive 1
Agressive 1
BITING TONGUE 1
Biting tongue 1
Biting tongue 1
DRIBBLE MAKE FUNNY NOISES 1
Eyes roll 1
Eyes rolling 2
Eyes went funny 1
Foam at the mouth 3
Foamed at the mouth 1
Foaming at the mouth 1
Foaming at the mouth. 1
Froth at the mouth 1
Frothing 1
Frothing at mouth. 1
Frothing at mouth. Incontinent. 1
Frothing at the moujth and incontinennce 1
Frothing at the mouth 2
Frothing at the mouth. 1
Funny colour and not be able to talk properly 1
GO INTO A FIT AND FOAM AT THE MOUTH 1
Go rigid and lock their jaws 1
I dont know 1
Incontinent 1
Make funny noises 1
No idea 1
Pupils Dilate, 1
Quivering lips and turning white 1
Rapid eye movement 1
Salivating at the mouth 1
Shortness of breath 1
Shouting 1
Staring eyes, inabillity to speak 1
Staring eyes/some bed wetting 1
Swallow their tongue 1
Sweating and wouldn't be able totalk 1
The subject told me he was about to have a \seizure 1
They go rigid and foam at the mouth 1
Tongue blocking airway 1
Tongue hanging out, eyes rolling 1
Tounge hung out 1
Unable to commuicate 1
Unable to hear 1
Went very cold 1
almost seem paralysed 1
and suffer memeory loss xp they ve no rfecollection of the fit 1
becoming clammy/breathing becomes shallow 1
bite teeth,foam at mouth 1
bite the tongue 1
bite their tongues 2
bite tongue and eyes roll 1
biting ,eyes roll 1
biting of tongue 1
biting the tongue 1
biting their tongue 1
biting tongue 1
blinking eyes 1
body becomes rigid? 1
body goes stiff 1
body went rigid swallowing of tongue 1
breath very heavily 1
breathing difficulties 1
breathing gets slower and difficult 1
breathing very heavy 1
can choke on the tongue 1
catatonic/unmoving 1
change of facial colour-lips went blue 1
classic throwing out of arms and falling backwards 1
clench jaws 1
clench teeth 1
clenching her teeth 1
clenching their teeth/ poor colour 1
cold to the touch 1
colour of skin goes grey, and pupils dilate 1
colour of skin,incoherent 1
complaining claminess feeling frightened 1
confusion,groaning 1
continence/biting tongue 1
danger of them swallowing their tongue 1
diff breathing , eyes glazed 1
difficulty in breathing 1
dilated pupils, strong possibility of swallowing tongue and feel clammy 1
dont respond to you 1
dont they swallow their tongue, haven't you got to stop them doing that/ae/ 1
dribbling 1
dribbling at mouth 1
dribbling, tightness of muscles 1
dribblins and tense eat their tongue 1
drooling 2
drooling /eyes rolled back 1
drowling at the mouth and rolling of the eyes 1
eyes glaze over and character changes 1
eyes glazed over 1
eyes go back 1
eyes go syrange and muttering 1
eyes go to the back of her head 1
eyes going into head 1
eyes look funny, with children you may get "absences" 1
eyes move around,become very strong 1
eyes not focussing 1
eyes roll 1
eyes roll back 1
eyes roll back into head, froth at mouth 1
eyes roll back/dribble 1
eyes roll, incontinent 1
eyes roll.sweating 1
eyes rolled back 1
eyes rolling 7
eyes rolling ad loss of muscle control 1
eyes rolling and limbs going stiff 1
eyes rolling back stiffness going grey, jolting 1
eyes rolling in her head 1
eyes rolling,saliva 1
eyes rolling.tongue falls out 1
eyes rolling/foaming at the mouth/tightening of the jaw 1
eyes staring uncontrolled 1
facial changes 1
facial expressions 1
fam at the mouth 1
fit 3
fit and froth at the mouth 1
fitting 1
fitting and spasms 1
flailing arms 1
fluid comes out of their mouth 1
foam at mouth 3
foam at the mouth 3
foam at the mouth go ridgid 1
foam from the mouth 1
foaming 6
foaming mouth 1
foaming aroung the mouth 1
foaming at mouth 9
foaming at mouth, clenching teeth 1
foaming at the mouth 17
foaming at the mouth and watch that their tongue does not get swallowed 1
foaming at the mouth. fighting for breath, red in the face 1
foaming at the mouth/ looking wild 1
foaming mouth 1
foaming of the mouth 1
foaming, eyes roll back or close 1
foming 1
foqam at mouth 1
form at mouth 1
frightening experience 1
froth at the mouth 1
froth and blood out of mouth and gave a high pitched laugh at start and too stiff to move and lie dn 1
froth at mouth wet themselves 1
froth at the mouth 3
froth att he mouth 1
frothing lips 1
frothing and eyes going back 1
frothing at mouth 8
frothing at mouth /breething difficulties 1
frothing at mouth and biting tongue 1
frothing at mouth/eyes roll back 1
frothing at the mouth 15
frothing at the mouth and soil themselves 1
frothing from the mouth 1
frothing mouth 1
frothing,kicking, fighting 1
frothing/dribbling 1
froyhing at the mouth. 1
getting confused, not quite sure where they are/ae/- 1
glazed eyes not focussed 1
go blue in the face 1
go red 1
go rigid 1
go rigid and immovable and stiff 1
go rigid, shake and possibly foam at the mouth 1
go rigid,make strange noises 1
go very still;eyes back into head 1
goes rigid 1
goes limp 1
goes rigid 1
goes stiff 1
going red in the face. 1
going rigid 1
going very stiff 1
grab themselves and hurt themselves with their hand, some bang with hands and feet when they collaps 1
grind teeth 1
gritted teeth 1
gritted teeth slight foaming or slavering 1
grunting and rolling eyes 1
having a fit 2
hungery and slept 1
i dont think i would know, i dont think i would be able to tell 1
incoherent 1
incoherent speech 1
incontance 1
incontinence 1
incontinence - shout beforehand 1
incontinent 2
incontinent and bite tongue 1
it was many years ago, they had a fit, a seizure 1
ive seenn tyhem o0n tv they go down shake and froth at the mouth 1
kick about and urinate 1
lack of co-ordination,drooling 1
lack of response, frothing at mouth , incontinence 1
lack of speech 1
like a fit 1
limbs stiffen 1
limited control of body movement 1
look vacant 1
look vacant;have a fit 1
looked like asleep but eyes open 1
loose control 1
lose control of actions 1
lose control of bladder 1
loss of bladder control/ foaming at the mouth 1
loss of control 1
loss of control af mouth; stammers 1
loss of control;pupils dilating 1
loss of vision 1
lost control of bladder 1
lost control of their body/having difficulty breathing 1
lying down 1
made a lot of noise 1
make a strange noise for a few seconds 1
make sure they do not swallow their tongue 1
makes grunty noises 1
making strange noises 1
may be violent 1
memory disturbance 1
moaning noises 1
mouth /teeth firmly together 1
mouth is important;that tomngue is not swallowed 1
mouth open 1
mouth open and tongue out 1
muscles tightening 1
no control over body movements 1
not knowing what doing and lashing out aunt had to go in mental hospital was violent during fits 1
not responding to stimulae 1
not speaking 1
not with it and had to lay him down, afterwards a bit didn;t know what had happened to him 1
pallor of the person's skin i.e. 1
person foaming at the mouth 1
person wouldnt be acting normally 1
perspiring 1
possibly foaming at mouth and loss of control of bodily functions. and they come round again its som 1
rapid breathing and horrid grey colour 1
respiratory arrest 1
ridged state/incontinence of urine 1
ridgid 1
rigid body 2
rigid/may wet themselvres/not aware of themselves 1
rigidity 1
rigidity of muscles, glased look, complainof odd tastes, loss of speech 1
rigity 1
rocking and as though they're drunk and frothing at the mouth 1
rolling around on the ground 1
rolling eyes 3
rolling eyes and foaming at the mouth 1
rolling eyes and frothing at the mouth 1
rolling eyes,foaming mouth 1
rolling eyes/frothing at the mouth 1
rolling up in a ball 1
saliva /urinate/sweaty 1
screaming, wetting themselves 1
shake his hands 1
shout and wet themselves 1
shouting 1
shouting out 1
skin goes pale 1
slavering,writhing 1
slight foaming of mouth 1
slows down cld only say 1 word 1
slurring of speech 1
soliva 1
sometimes they make a noise or go quiet, oftern don;t remember what has happened when they come roun 1
spaced out dk who or where had no self control wet bed 1
spasms and not being able to breathe and speak properly 1
spasms,jerking,breathing problems 1
stiffness 2
stiffness and rolling of the eyes 1
streatch out,be ridgid,foam at the mouth/might groan 1
strenght and rigidity of thre body 1
swallow tongue, clenching teeth 1
swallow tongue;turn blue;rigid body 1
swallowing tongue 2
swallowing tongue likely 1
swallowing tongue,erratic movements 1
swearing/punching/foaming at ther mouth 1
sweating-seizure-mumbling 1
tension of muscles,foaming @ mouth 1
the mouth, i dont know, foaming, if i saw that i would probably think it was an epileptic fit 1
the stare into space 1
the way they walk, slurred speech,froffing at the mouth,n sweating, dribbling 1
their eyes roll 1
they change colour 1
they go rigid, they may have also told me tjhey were about to have a seizure 1
tightening of limbs, eyes go back 1
tongue came out 1
tongue comes out 1
tongue hanging out 1
tongue swallowed 1
too much to drink 1
trouble breathing 1
try to swallow their tongue 1
turn blue;behave irrationally 1
turning the head repeatedly and a vacant look 1
twict and thier mouth 1
unable to speak 1
uncontrolled bowel movements/disorienrtation 1
vacant expression 1
very pale 1
very stong 1
very vacant distant not seeing or hearing you 1
watch their tongue/incase choke 1
went rigid 1
wet at mouth 1
wet themselves and foam at the mouth 1
wierd noises 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, November 2001
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.