Seizure symptoms consciousness
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My 9 yr old was diagnosed with seizure disorder last week after stress EEG showed multiple abnormal firings in left parietal lobe. MD states that it is most definitely seizure activity/disorder. His symptoms are so vague, though, that we often don't know when he is having a seizure, or what to do. We only seem to know for sure that he had a seizure after the fact, because he sleeps 3-7 hours.
Partial seizures are subdivided into simple partial seizure (in which consciousness is retained); and complex partial seizure (in which consciousness is impaired or lost). Virtually any movement, sensory, or emotional symptom can occur as part of a partial seizure, including complex visual or auditory hallucinations. To know more about this, you can visit this link: http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/TOPIC342.HTM
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I am 28 years old and I had a seizure for the first time and lost consciousness and stopped breathing. This has never happened to me before and I am terrified. The emergency room Doctor gave me no explination and referred me to a neurologist. I have made the appointment but I was trying to get some information on why this happened to me and what are the chances of it happening again?
On the ther hand, patients with complex partial seizures will have abnormal consciousness and may or may not remember any or all of the symptoms or events surrounding the seizure.
Do epileptiform discharges need to be treated? I have never had a typical seizure. Never lost consciousness in my life for any reason, never spaced out and forgot where i was.
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Diagnosis of temporal lobe seizure is primarily on the basis of the symptoms presented and the results of tests. Diagnosis may include a complete physical examination, including a detailed neuromuscular examination, an EEG (electroencephalograph) or a head CT scan or a cranial MRI may show the location and extent of the lesion.
EEG shows characteristic changes confirming partial (focal) seizures, and may show the focus (location of the cause).
What were the results of your tests?
I was driving along when I started to get light headed, I pulled over in a parking lot and started having a small seizure (an aura without losing consciousness). After it stopped and I felt better, I started home (yes, I know what everyone is thinking, but I've done it many times before. I always wait 'til I feel 100% again, which with me only takes a few minutes. I've had these since I was a month old, so I know how they tick.) Suddenly I just couldn't move.
There are many times of seizure, and not all of them involve losing consciousness. Did you bite your tongue or wet yourself (I realise this would be hard to tell since you were in the shower)? If so, this is strongly associated with epilepsy. My advice would be to speak to your doctor, get your blood pressure checked and he or she might arrange an EEG (a trace which monitors the electrical activity of the brain) to see if there are any abnormalities.
Hope this helped.
Patients with simple focal seizures do not lose consciousness and remember the events that occur at the time while patients with complex partial seizures will have abnormal consciousness and may or may not remember the seizure. Other symptoms include abnormal muscle contraction, repetitive movements, abnormal sensations, nausea and changes in mood or emotion. Diagnosis is usually with a complete neurological examination and EEG.
I saw my 21yrs old son lying on the bedroom's floor this morning, I panicky wakes him up. He didn't respond to me and suddenly goes into a seizure. I call my husband for help and we carried him to the bed after he stopped seizing. Slowly he regains his consciousness but couldn't respond to me and my husband for another hour. We then brought him to A&E at our nearest hospital. The doctor did not question much about his seizure but gave him drip only, no other tests was conducted.
I'm suffering from extreme spells of dizziness, often leading in loss of consciousness, or vision and feeling in my body. Two years ago, It resulted in a seizure. Before each spell I feel extremely light headed, dizzy, shaky, and disoriented, I lose the feeling in my body, and I lose the ability to talk, and I can not think clearly, a lot of nausea, and it's very hard to breath. I don't always lose consciousnesses completely, but it's like I my entire body shuts off.
A few minutes later he was throwing up. Then got really tired afterwards. He does have a seizure disorder. And is taking medication 2 times a day.
Why did this happen? Im scared and don't really know what to do. Was it the weed that made him do this, or the medication he's taking? I don't want him to do it again but I'm afraid he'll want to and that one of these times he's not gonna gain consciousness....
My dtrs first syncopal episode with seizure like movements was at age 4. She was ill with a fever, so docs felt it could be febrile seizure. She has experienced several years of recurring loss of consciousness, but revives in a few minutes. Most times she had episodes while vomiting. She always lies down to prevent falls. After taking milk out of her diet, the frequent vomiting stopped and the fainting episodes seemed to stop.....for awhile.
Did he come to gradually with confusion or was he quite aware of things when he regained consciousness after the seizure? Cardiac seizures usually come on abruptly with syncope with no aura and a quick recovery once consciousness returns. It is the opposite with Epilepsy.
See if he can get a referral to a heart rhythm specialist (Electrophysiologist).
Hope this helps.
Hi there,
Q:Is this the start of some moto-neuron disease?
A: In adults, MNDs occur more commonly in men than in women, with symptoms appearing after age 40, that doesn't mean it never happens in women in their 30's because it definitely can but it is one heck of a giant leap to connect something that only lasts 1-3 seconds with anything like an MND.
Q:Anyone know what this could be?
My dad is 76 years old and has been recently diagnosed to have an Arachnoid cyst in his frontal lobe. He has had 2 episodes where he lost consciousness for less then a minute. His eyes were rolled up and he did not remember anything of the episode. We are meeting with the neurosurgeon to understand the next steps. Otherwise he does not have any other symptoms. Looking at his age we are worried that surgery may do him more harm or help.
More often than not she needs to hold onto something or someone until she feels better. When she regains consciousness she is confused and absolutely exhausted. She says her body feels heavy and she will often sleep for at least a day after an attack.
She has no history of heart or any other illnesses. Her heart has been checked and they seem to think there is nothing wrong with it. She has a stressful private life and job. Could this be anxiety or something more sinister.
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