How does one know if they have Nocturnal Seizures?

You need to call your neurologist and tell them about these episodes. Massive headaches are in some seizures just as nosebleeds are. If you had a convulsive seizure at night then you might have hit your head which can cause a bruise, cut or even your cut in your mouth. Any symptom a seizure can have can be in nocturnal seizure. In nocturnal seizures they are generally at night or right before or after waking up They can have them before. during or after a nap.

HI, a nocturnal seizure is whatever type of seizure you have but when you're asleep. If your seizures are the type that leave you with splitting headaches and you wake up in the morning with said splitting headache (and other clues like bruises, bitten tounge, sore muscles) then chances are that's what has happened. If it's a new thing for you then it could be a change of pattern- or seizure type, so best to talk to your neuro about it, and in the meantime document everything that you notice.

Hi Diane. I respect Anonymous' reply, but in my own personal experience, the nocturnal seizures--or at least, the physical after-effects--that I've had are somewhat different from the ones I have during the day. For me, the tell-tale signs are bites on my tongue and sometimes scratches, usually on my hands, but once or twice I've had them on my neck. During daytime seizures, I'm less likely to bite my tongue and I almost never scratch myself. (I guess that's one thing to be happy about??) I'm sorry to hear about your headaches, nosebleed, and everything else. Please consider yourself hugged. I hope things have gotten better since you posted.