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hi,well the symptoms are not suggestive of seizures but more of hysterical(probable) attacks.
Although this disorder is common in females,but could be seen in males too.It is basically pschycological disorder with physical symptoms.
Please consider psychiatric evaluation too.
You do not have epilepsy or never had a seizure - you just don't hop on and off meds - are you suggesting that I stop taking a med that has kept me seizure free for 7 years, try another and if that doesn't work try another - been there, done that, don't want to have another seizure, btw, they are grand mal seizures - why are people so nonchalant -this is serious - I am very pro-active and I do not trust any md with this so I will research more, maybe talk to people at epilepsy founda
There are epileptiform seizures (i.e.: epilepsy) and seizures from other causes, as well as "seizure-like events" that occur for various reasons. An EEG is useful for evaluation but unfortunately not all that reliable. A 24-hour video EEG or even a 72-hour ambulatory EEG may be necessary in the case of your son. A brain MRI, ideally 10T with contrast, is something many neurologists would also likely consider.
One night after we had played video games for a good amount of time, Alan went to shower and then came to bed. He was lying down and had a seizure. Then another one. He had a total of maybe 5 seizures and they were about 15 seconds long and a couple of minutes apart. Afterwards he was fine. He told me that he usually has a headache before a seizure and that he didn't this time. He also told me that he had taken an alka seltzer close to when he had taken his medication.
many infectious diseases including Lyme disease, endocrine disorders, hypoglycemia, toxins, parasites, cancers, and many more.
Some seizures can cause damage to the brain, hyperthermia (which can effect all organs of the body), can cause additional trauma, can cause cardiovascular abnormalities (abnormal heart function). If the seizure is due to an insulinoma, for example, the hypoglycemia that the insulinoma causes can be life threatening, if untreated.
blood tests, CT scan of the head or MRI of the head, EEG or lumbar puncture. Depending on the type, there are medications that may be taken. You should observe and record any seizures to ensure the person gets proper treatment with medications prescribed by your doctor. Your initial efforts should be directed first at protecting the child from additionally injuring himself or herself. Help your child to lie down and remove glasses or other harmful objects in the area.
Try going to the Epilepsy Foundation site and check out this address: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/living/wellness/employment/livingjobs.cfm
I hope this will help. This is for the US so not sure how much it will help you if you are Canadian. I am sure Canada has its own Epilepsy Foundation.
Good luck.
I have double vision and blurred vision at times, I don't know why. I have epilepsy (absence and grand mal seizures) but this doesn't seem like a absence seizure as I am still aware when it is happening. I can only see clearly when I close one eye... Help and advice please.
Once i did this next thing i knew i woke up sitting on my shower floor with my hair tangled on my shower knob, holding my head up. The only reason for me to believe it was a seizure is because i woke up to a loud banging noise, which happened to be my head hitting the wall continuously, but i didnt feel it and couldnt control it. once i stood up i was still very dizzy, confused and scared because i ended up completely turned around and on the ground of my shower.
Many people experience a once off seizure (I think it's something like 1% of the population) Were you doing anything at the time that could have triggered it? The only thing you can do at the moment is wait for the EEG results and that will determine where you will go from here.
I don't think people who have a seizure remember the seizure, but he definitely had something. Maybe it's a thyroid problem. He needs to be seen, but an ER is the slowest, most expensive and least efficient way to do it.
I had a grandmal seizure and has been seizure free for 12 years. Currently on 750mg of kepra and 20 mg clobazem. In august I had and episode where the left side of my body went numb, my face drooped and I was unable to speak for 2 hours. I also experienced sharp pain at the back of my left year and my skull. The hospital tests CT, ECG, EKG and bllod work showed no stroke.
Then I had what we believe was a seizure and now I have been diagnosed also with Epilepsy. My EEG was normal also but that is not uncommon, it is hard to catch a seizure on the EEG especially if you do not sleep during the EEG. Now I am on Keppra. Memory was my biggest complaint too, dizziness, and falling also.
Often Epilepsy is diagnosed when they find the medication helps you, it is not a simple diagnosis all the time. Not like high blood pressure ect.
s hard to say just yet what this could be, but epilepsy comes to mind. But, people usually develop the symptoms for epilepsy younger in life than in the 20's. It's not impossible, though. There are other conditions that can cause seizures, though. I'm less familiar with other conditions that can cause seizures, but I'm only one person and there are others who should have more information about some of the other conditions.
I am a 62 year old epileptic. I have had epilepsy for 60 years. My seizures have always been under control until 1982/1983. In 1982 the FDA approved the addition of soy to processed foods in America. Everytime I eat a food that contains any amount of soy, soybean oil, soy sauce, soy lecithin, or hydrogenated soybean oil I will have a seizure. I know that soy is estrogen. It takes about 45 minutes for my body to metablize the soy and cause me to have a seizure.
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