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Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 19:45Comments
Re: Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Submitted by csiharrison83 on Wed, 2010-07-21 - 16:41
Re: Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Submitted by danp26 on Sat, 2011-12-31 - 16:37
Hello
It is interesting that you mention Apnea, i will do some research into this, if you have any information you can send by email that would be very useful
Danny
Hello
It is interesting that you mention Apnea, i will do some research into this, if you have any information you can send by email that would be very useful
Danny
Re: Nocturnal Seizures / Night seizures
Submitted by smbarber1234 on Tue, 2010-07-20 - 15:45
Two years ago I had some sort of viral infection that put me in the hospital for 10 days ... lost memory, couldn't eat, and had a series of every type of seizure that you can think of. Since I left the hospital, I only have night seizures. Almost all of them are right before I wake up. I have them about once every three months.
You mention that apnea may be causing them. I wonder if it's the other way around. I've never had apnea. However, my wife has told me that I stop breathing for about 10 seconds in the middle of my seizure. As you can imagine, I wake up out of my seizure gasping for breath. I have other effects that last for about 5 minutes... I can' talk, I can't hang on for to a thought for more than 3 seconds, I'm dizzy ... but those are probably unrelated.
What did you finally learn about yours?
Two years ago I had some sort of viral infection that put me in the hospital for 10 days ... lost memory, couldn't eat, and had a series of every type of seizure that you can think of. Since I left the hospital, I only have night seizures. Almost all of them are right before I wake up. I have them about once every three months.
You mention that apnea may be causing them. I wonder if it's the other way around. I've never had apnea. However, my wife has told me that I stop breathing for about 10 seconds in the middle of my seizure. As you can imagine, I wake up out of my seizure gasping for breath. I have other effects that last for about 5 minutes... I can' talk, I can't hang on for to a thought for more than 3 seconds, I'm dizzy ... but those are probably unrelated.
What did you finally learn about yours?