Event-Recovery continued:

• Grand mal seizures, though often preceded by some aura can be quite abrupt.
• The brief recovery time is typical for syncope due to paroxysmal complete AV block especially when it is transient or when there is prompt resumption of a reliable escape rhythm.
• This differs from syncope due to both a neurocardiogenic mechanism (prolonged fatigue) and a grand mal seizure (postictal confusion).