I was married to an epileptic for 9 years and not only recognized her siezures but sometimes able to predict them moments before they happened. Even with that knowledge there were a couple of times I did wonder if she was seizing or attacking me!

Live with an epileptic long enough and you will recognize not all seizures are the same day in day out. Not all seizures force a collapse to the ground. Not all effected both sides of the body. Sometimes it was only hands flying about. No way in hell can anyone convince me it's not possible to mistake a seizure for an attack. I've been there, I've lived it and others have witnessed it.