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Seizures and one-sided weakness
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 08:19Out of idle curiosity, has anyone had this? I'll notice some mornings that my right side will be weak when I wake up. Not profoundly so, but enough to get my attention and make walking a bit interesting.
While not formally dx'd yet, I'm pretty sure I've been having nocturnal seizures (simple partials) since April of last year. However, my seizures changed about 2 months ago to include what I think are complex partials and that's when the right-sided weakness started. I'm concerned about having seizures in my sleep that I don't remember and wondering if the right-sided weakness could be related.
I have an appt with an Epi in 2 weeks, but was hoping to gather a bit of info prior to that regarding this. I know you guys aren't docs, but any advice or experience in this dept would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Re: Seizures and one-sided weakness
Submitted by fay1201 on Tue, 2012-05-15 - 10:10
mine is numbness,weakness and heat sensation more like burning in right leg
BUT mine listed above is 24/7 seriously it really is for 16 yrs (it started at the age of 15 yes)
my nerves make me feel really ill the thought of going out by myself (10 yrs ago i had a fit took 6 hrs in hospital to remember my name) if i take nerve herbal relax tabs i have a petite seziure,
it seems every comment i have read is only morning sensation or occasional couple of days,
mine is my life it never goes away
please help if you have ways to stop this to lesson it, or if you get it 24/7
i feel odd about this and i'm healthy no depression etc
thanks
mine is numbness,weakness and heat sensation more like burning in right leg
BUT mine listed above is 24/7 seriously it really is for 16 yrs (it started at the age of 15 yes)
my nerves make me feel really ill the thought of going out by myself (10 yrs ago i had a fit took 6 hrs in hospital to remember my name) if i take nerve herbal relax tabs i have a petite seziure,
it seems every comment i have read is only morning sensation or occasional couple of days,
mine is my life it never goes away
please help if you have ways to stop this to lesson it, or if you get it 24/7
i feel odd about this and i'm healthy no depression etc
thanks
Re: Seizures and one-sided weakness
Submitted by kay69 on Tue, 2009-01-06 - 15:53
Yes I sometimes wake up with a right side weakness, and in association with several other symtoms (headache, sore toungem dried foam around mouth) it's the aftermath of a nocturnal TC. It's always my right side so i know ithat somehow the left side of my brain is affected. If I hjave a TC when i'm standingh i always fall to the right.
I hate the weakness thing, I have problems walking, my right leg tends to shuffle. it usually last's most of the day but sometimes has gone on for 2-3 days depending on how bad the sz was. Occassionally it's landed me in hospital because I just can't stand up and because i live on my own it's too dangerous. I've been assess for stroke so often.... it's call Todds paralysis/palsy which is a known aftermath of TCs for some people, ranging from the mild weakness through to full blown paralysis but it does settle. It's pretty scarey when you don't know what it is though.
Yes I sometimes wake up with a right side weakness, and in association with several other symtoms (headache, sore toungem dried foam around mouth) it's the aftermath of a nocturnal TC. It's always my right side so i know ithat somehow the left side of my brain is affected. If I hjave a TC when i'm standingh i always fall to the right.
I hate the weakness thing, I have problems walking, my right leg tends to shuffle. it usually last's most of the day but sometimes has gone on for 2-3 days depending on how bad the sz was. Occassionally it's landed me in hospital because I just can't stand up and because i live on my own it's too dangerous. I've been assess for stroke so often.... it's call Todds paralysis/palsy which is a known aftermath of TCs for some people, ranging from the mild weakness through to full blown paralysis but it does settle. It's pretty scarey when you don't know what it is though.