Just to be pedantic, non-volatile storage is what survives a reboot on a computer. For the brain to have "not even rebooted" you'd have to come out of the seizure with your short-term working memory intact. I'm not an expert, but I strongly suspect it's not possible to start dialing a phone number, enter a petit mal seizure for five seconds, and then finish dialing without having lost your place.
I can't weigh in on your statement with any factual additions but...
If you start dialing a number, and somebody calls your name and you turn around and talk to them for 10 seconds, you probably can't resume where you left off, either. :)
