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s Neurology and if you click that it will take you to Seizure Disorders. Just select what you have already typed here and Copy and Paste it to the Seizure Disorder area. I hope that you are able to get some help for your child...I have had seizure myself and they can be very scary but they can also be controlled with medication as a rule.

A complete neurological examiantion and further diagnostics such as EEG will help rule out seizure disorders. Take care and do keep us posted.

s prescribe some diazipan just in case...going back in two weeks...started making a journal and made a list of things to do.

I am not aware of any link between seizure disorders and CM but we do have members who have experienced seizure like symptoms, many suffer "drop attacks" a fainting like episode where you drop to the ground but you are fully aware but have no control over movement etc. Yes you need to see a NS, not just any NS but one who deals with CM as the major part of their practice. Surgery is not a cure, the goals of surgery are to improve quality of life by relieving symptoms.

There is no simple, definitive test for a seizure disorder. Often, seizure disorders are diagnosed based on patient history and observation of a seizure. If your daughter had a seizure lasting 30 min., that would qualify for a diagnosis in the minds of many clinicians. I'm sure you'll follow up with the diagnosing doctors and others as necessary. I hope the seizure turns out to be a one-time event.

I think that you need an appt with a Neurologist for further workup, Cat scans etc. There are myoclonic seizures that are progressive and Jacksonian seizures start in a limb. Sounds like seizure activity, but make a log of the symptoms, activities, food, etc. This can help, MD figure things out. Sleeping alot after a seizure is normal. I have known people who sleep alot during the day to have sleep apnea and develop seizures from lack of oxygen during the night...

Meaning that if an EEG is done during an attack (such as the convulsion you describe above) and the EEG shows the seizure in the brain waves, then the seizure can be confirmed. In other people, convulsions occur but these are due to stress and not true seizures coming from epileptic activity in the brain, in which case the EEG will not show epileptic activity during the convulsion.

Apart for fibromyalgia, the symptoms can be due to a mini stroke or transient ischemic attack, compression of spinal nerves, Vit B12 deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, anemia, vaso-vagal attack, anemia, lupus and other autoimmune disorders, heavy metal poisoning, multiple sclerosis, hypothyroidism, diabetes and panic attack. It can also be a type of seizure. If there is a headache then it can be benign intracranial hypertension too. Please consult your doctor regarding this. Take care!

HI, An epileptic cannot have both a complex partial seizure disorder and a generalized seizure disroder. People with a generalized seizure disorder are usually born with it, while people with partial or complex partial get it sometime during thier life. Generlaized seizures occurr over the entire brain, while complex partial only occurr in a section of the brain. I have complex partial seizures that occurr in my right temporal lobe. They started from a head injury I got when I was three.

Primary Generalized Seizure, Absence Seizure, Atypical Absence Seizure, Myoclonic Seizure, Atonic Seizure, Tonic Seizure, Clonic Seizure, Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Partial Seizure, Simple-Partial Seizure, Complex-Partial Seizure, Secondary Generalized Seizure, Psychogenic Seizure, and Hypoxic Seizure.

Does anyone know what DMD's, if any, that can be taken safely by people with seizure disorders?

This drug is mainly used in the treatmen for seizure disorders, trigeminal neuralgia (pain). Dosage is 100-200 mg once or twice daily until unless changed ny a competent physician.

Thanks for the suggestion. A seizure tracker is on our list of to-do's and we'll let you know when it's available.

Many other members have also suggested a seizure tracker. We do have it on our list of to-do's and we'll let you know when it's available.

I have been on Keppra and Lamotrigene for many months for seizures. No problem with seizure meds but began having terrible oder issues ,everything smells horrible - skin, food , lotions, shampoos etc. Could this be interaction with these meds . ?

The list of symptoms is there.

(Currently available) antipsychotics can cause permenant movement disorder such as tardive dyskinesia. However, they must wait a period of time for withdrawl dyskineis to pass. From my knowledge atypical antipsychotics can increase the seizure threshold but this effect is generally not permanent. It would be best to see a neurologist who is a movement disorders specialist and have them do full follow up including an EEG (the specific kind to try to set off seizures) and an MRI.

Thanks for the suggestion. A Seizure Tracker is on our list of to-do's. If you would like to share what you're tracking in your seizure diary, we'll be sure to include that information when we launch the tracker.

I began having episodes of what the doctors are now calling "Seizure Like Activity" on September 14th 2008. I have had an MRI both with and without contrast along with an EEG, all were negative. They have tried me on ativan, and several other medications; including neurontin. The medications lessen the severity of the "SLA's" but so far nothing has stopped them. They range from very mild to very severe with both tonic and clonic movements.

It was awful so I do understand how brain chemical disorders and electrical disorders can make you appear healthy but in reality you are as ill as anyone else with a problem. just believe in yourself and ignore the jerks and realize most people understand.

I would definitely take her to the vet, although not necessarily to have her put down. I would let the vet examine her to see what he/she thinks the problem could be and take it from there. Seizure disorders can be managed medically, it's not necessarily the end of the line just because she had a seizure. I would, however, definitely get the vet involved.

I remember the gastro saying I needed to be seizure free for so long b4 I can tx. Does anybody know why this is? Will the medications lower my seizure threshold even more? My reg dr put in a call to the neuro after I had a few seizures this weekend and she put me on Keppra.

d have to be suffering from severe, repeated, constant seizures, and with no medical attention. Some people who have seizure disorders often stop breathing during a seizure but it's such a short period of time. In severe cases, say an E.R. and someone's seizing badly, oxygen would be applied. You do not have brain damage.

Thanks for the suggestion. We do have a seizure tracker on our list of tracker requests and we'll let you know when it's available. However, we will not be making a recommendation on when you should call a doctor. This site is not intended to give specific medical advice...only your doctor can do that. You should be working with your doctor to determine when it's necessary to call them, but we'll provide the tool for you to track this data.

Thank you, for posting such a complete list of stress and anxiety symptoms ! I have severe anxiety, and panic attacks... and have recently been diagnosed as "cardiophobic" - ie I am irrationally afraid of having a heart attack (despite being a female in my mid 30s). Every one of these symptoms, I have experienced at one time or another.

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