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Do seizures cause pain?
Thu, 06/08/2006 - 17:29Topic: Parents & Caregivers
Hi
I am the mother of a 5 1/2 year old who is progressively getting worse. His name is Danny. He has many types of seizures. He has at least 10 notable seizures a day and probably many more. he often requires interventions such as oxygen, suctioning, extra clonopin or diastat. he is on several medications clonopin, keppra, felbatol, phenobarb, and vigabitrin and several others for gi issues. Danny has tried all the other meds to no avail. We recently were told that there are only options left are to do a surgery that splits the 2 hemispheres or to do nothing. We feel this child is in pain and requires more sedation to be comfortable. The neurologist says that seizures are not painful. Danny is currently functioning at a 0-3 month level. He did progress when he was a baby. He did sit, stand and smile all of that is now gone. I am wondering do seizures cause pain? I think they do.
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Re: Re: Do seizures cause pain?
Submitted by solis on Thu, 2006-06-15 - 17:00
Hi...
I've checked out both your sites as I'm more than happy to learn, but you haven't given me any information.
The first sight, on the 'rare' abdominal epilepsy was from 'Pakistan'
which is more than likely behind the USA and Canada in its knowledge.
"Abdominal epilepsy (AE) is a rather uncommon clinical entity in children that might create diagnostic confusion especially when it lacks the typical manifestations of an epileptic seizure."
This lady is also talking about known 'brain' seizure types..not abdominal epilepsy.
Your second site took me to info on simple and complex partial seizures.
It is not 'part of' either type of those seizure and pain is not felt during the seizure itself, nor by the brain during an operation.
The brain is the receptor of pain from other parts of the body.
(The neurosurgeon that did 'my' complex partial operation explained that)
~sol
Re: Re: Re: Do seizures cause pain?
Submitted by angel_lts on Thu, 2006-06-15 - 20:25
First of all she doesnt say where she thinks the pain is coming from, I believe she is not sure. For looking at a seizure can make you think that way.
I do know someone who does have pain during a seizure.
But there is abdomnial pain but is very rare!
You and I know that there is no pain for most of us who have a seizure.
Lisa
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/
Re: Do seizures cause pain?
Submitted by angel_lts on Thu, 2006-06-15 - 06:24
First of all it is very RARE for people to have pain. But it does happen. There is sometimes abdomnial pain in some. Here are some sites you can check out. http://www.cpsp.edu.pk/jcpsp/ARCHIEVE/Jun2004/page366.asp http://www.medicinenet.com/seizures_symptoms_and_types/page2.htm take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/