While in training at UCLA, one of the epilepsy fellows was confronted in the parking lot with a gunman intent on robbing him.
He had nothing to defend himself with (except maybe a reflex hammer), so he did the only thing he could remember.
He faked a generalized tonic clonic seizure (grand mal), essentially, fell down, screamed, jerked his arms and legs repetitively and foamed at the mouth for a minute.
His assailant ran away, was later arrested, and according the police, rather upset with witnessing a seizure.
DISCLAIMER: THIS STORY IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION IN HOW TO AVOID ASSAULT, IF YOU ARE NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WELL VERSED IN THE ARTS OF FAKING ILLNESS, PLEASE AVOID REPLICATING THE ACTIONS. FAKING A SEIZURE MAY CAUSE LIGAMENTOUS INJURY TO THE NECK, A HEADACHE, AND COULD MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE DOOFUS.