Quote Originally Posted by jeffjr464 View Post
not true, my friends dad has had epilepsy for over 25 years, with countless seizures through the years with no adverse effects other than the seizure which is scary as hell, when they seize they get superhuman strength, one time i tried to hold down an arm, i got thrown across the room and hit the wall 5 feet up!! and i weigh 220 lbs! gran mal seizures can be dangerous though, but they are a sign of something worse
Epileptics can have gran mal seizures, in which case they are a sign of epilepsy.

Repeated or prolonged seizures can cause damage, it's well documented. I'm glad you're friend's dad has not suffered any long-term damage, but he is not representative of the entire spectrum of seizures.