Patient faking a seizure in er

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Avatar n tn Why would you think someone is faking a concussion? What's making you suspicious?
8223616 tn?1397108384 I do believe that having a doctor accusing you of faking is not worth your time. What area do you live in? I am a patient advocate, it sounds like some of your very basic patient rights were violated. I would like to help you get connected with a better neuro team.
Avatar f tn ll start from the beginning. In 9th grade I was sitting in the living room home alone when I had what seemed like a seizure. I was completely conscious, I was all tensed up, and convulsing uncontrollably. I went to google and read about seizures. I quickly learned that for that kind of seizure I would have been unconscious. I never told anyone about it because of that thinking it must have just been in my head. It kept happening though. I was always alone.
Avatar f tn I was diognosed with MS in Nov.of 08. I have been having "seizures" for years. I am married with 2 children & 3 grandchildren.Every time I have a seizure, my husband gets mad & if I wind up in the hospital, he surely gets mad.He thinks just because when I went to ER a few time & they called them phsudo seizures, that I'm not having them. My nuerologist at Shepherd told him I could be having seizures & them coming fom my brain & it not show up on the MRI.
Avatar f tn We had to get help to put her in our van. I took her straight to the ER, thinking she was “faking” or on drugs. After about 2 hours and a blood test and CT, she was still out. She was admitted to the PICU and had an MRI and EEG. All of the results were good and normal except the EEG. After a visit with her neurologist, we were told she has a seizure disorder. Her seizures are not noticeable to someone looking at her, they are not normal epilepsy.
979425 tn?1251403163 Then I looked back and relized in the past years I have been in an emergency room about 2-3times a year. I think I exaggerate my symptoms. Has anyone ever found themselves doing the same.
Avatar f tn i pray they are right,i dont want to have a seizure as i have said i have never had a seizure in my life,,,,,,,this is not the drug for me i already ahve anxiety and depression and this is making it worse..
Avatar m tn Every hospital in the United States will treat a patient regardless of the ability to pay. So this is a nonsense story about "not having insurance". If you go to the ER you will get a bill. If you have no money you request the bill to be charged under the Hill-Burton Act. Clinics in New York see patients without the ability to pay for a flat ten dollars. And by the way, under Obamacare it is mandated that he purchase insurance. I am concerned he might have a tumor or brain bleed.
Avatar f tn Each episode has been a little different in nature but they all have the same starting symptom of a headache, dizziness, nausea, dilated pupils, flushing and blurred vision. We are suppose to go see another neurologist in a few weeks and having a 24 hr EEG done. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed in 2005 stroke was in 2006. I was in intensive care for a little over a month. Lost my job of 20 years and currently seeking SS Disability. I am lucky, should be dead, instead, besides major memory problems and constant arthritis pain, I pretty much can function. email me at ***@**** for any more info.
5394463 tn?1367323852 It would be best to go back, explain to them what happened and they could determine if further follow up tests are needed and what they find. Also ask them for a referral to an outpatient neurologist, once they address this concern, who can follow up with this on a regular basis.
Avatar f tn Perhaps that is not a bad idea! I was mistaken again as I take Depakote DR which fortunately also comes in 125mg tablets. ....very good if I want to go down (working at it) or need to go up.
Avatar f tn However, if the seizure is severe with loss of consciousness, lasts for more than 5 minutes and difficulty in breathing, you should bring the patient to the ER immediately for proper management.
Avatar f tn I wish I could tell you more definitively what may be the problem, my knowledge is limited to certain types of neurology issues, but I do know basic nursing stuff and SO many times an ER will let a sick person go, but ANYONE who goes to an ER and is discharged should ALWAYS follow up with their doc as soon as possible, AND, in your case, you should take your child to a pediatric neurologist for that follow up.
Avatar n tn had seizurs on all the new drugs.i live in ky ,where do you live?in ky you can drive as long as you havent had a seizure in a year.does the state you live in offer this?i would call and check on this before i took him off his meds.my doctor told me i couldent drive because of my seizures.but he was wrong.
Avatar f tn I had a seizure at the gym last Thursday! Never had one before. My potassium level was "really low" according to the ER nurse. Can a low level of potassium cause a seizure?
Avatar m tn ER physicians can often look at people as druggies and they can treat people in a terrible manner. I've had a couple of experiences in the ER that really angered me. One doctor, after he contacted my pain management doctor, came in and apologized. I did mention it to my pain doctor and they actually called the pain clinic at the hospital I went to and told them they thought they needed to instruct the ER staff that they shouldn't jump to conclusions about anyone.
Avatar n tn Mostly I do not loose contiousness however I am not always able to communicate depending on what part of my body is seizing. I have lost contiousness one time and went to ER doctor said it was a seizure but EEG's come back normal.....What could this be? With in the last week I have had 2 seizures and really would like some answers. I was also diagnosised with Chiari Malformation in 2001 and I had an MRI done last March of 10 and the radiologist said no signs of Chiari?
Avatar m tn I was taken by ambulance to ER. Got the CAT scan and EEG. have an appt. with a Neurologist in TWO WEEKS (you know how long it takes.) Meanwhile, I am in lotsa pain. I swear I cracked some ribs, seizing. Just reading the posts I realized that I quit the Tramadol cold turkey. Now I'm afraid of another seizure from the withdrawals. Anyone know anything???????
Avatar n tn she took 60 in 4 days i would take her two an ER ASAP I do dont know how long she has been taking it bet there are seizure risks coming off benzos plz go have her checked out
1256352 tn?1269398331 I think your husband needs to be seen by a doctor or an er. I don't think seizures are normal in a healthy individual, even with withdrawal.
Avatar n tn Has he seen in a neurologist?Not just in the ER, I mean, but for a more extensive workup. It's not impossible that he has a seizure disorder (e.g., some form of epilepsy) that is not related to his diabetes. An electroencephalogram (EEG) could be helpful, even, if necessary, a 24-hour one if they couldn't otherwise catch the seizure activity. Good luck.
1627151 tn?1499869850 Was diagnosed with RRMS a few years ago. I had been having odd symptoms for more than 20 yrs at that point. Since I never seemed to return to baseline following my diagnosis (and in fact lost more and more functionality) I began to suspect that RRMS was not the correct type of MS. Over the last few months, I began having increased balance issues and my legs became weak fairly rapidly. My legs started to feel like jello when I walked.
Avatar f tn But depending on the case, they may try other drugs in different drug classes that work the same way in the body to get the same effect.