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Death or permanent brain damage from seizures is rare, but can occur if the seizure is prolonged or 2 or more seizures occur close together (status epilepticus). Death or brain damage are most often caused by prolonged lack of breathing and resultant death of brain tissue from lack of oxygen. There are some cases of sudden, unexplained death in patients with epilepsy.
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Infrequent seizures may not severely restrict the person's lifestyle. Work, school, and recreation do not necessarily need to be restricted.
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Nat'l Insitute for Health
Forgive me for being sensitive on this subject, but almost all of the men on my father's side in his generation has epilepsy. They've had to deal with some crap from some people as a result.
I will concede that a major seizure can cause brain damage, but I suspect that most of the time, when brain damage and a seizure go together, the former caused the latter.
This is all moot in the OP's case anyway; it seems unlikely he suffered a seizure given the other responses.