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WHAT EXACTLY ARE COMPLEX PARTIALS?????
Tue, 03/11/2008 - 02:17THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS PERPLEXED ME FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COMPLEX PARTIALS, I WAS TOLD THAT CPS INCLUDE ABSENSE, SIMPLE, PARTIAL, CP, AND T/CS. YET, WHEN I LOOK AROUND, PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX PARTIALS ARE ALSO STATING THAT THEY HAVE THE ABOVE, BUT DON'T SEEM TO CONSIDER THEM COMPLEX PARTIALS. I DON'T GET IT. ARE DIFFERENT DOCTORS GIVING OUT DIFFERENT INFO TO US OR DON'T WE GET IT? I HAVE ALL THE ABOVE, AND ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION FOR T/CS GIVEN HERE, I HAVE THEM ALSO..........WHICH I WAS TOLD IS PART OF HAVING CPS.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT OTHERS ARE BEING TOLD. AND I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF MY DOC WAS INCORRECT OR IF THERE REALLY IS A MISUNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT CPS ARE. IF I CHECK IT OUT HERE, THEY ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. HMMMMMMM SHOULD ASK SPIZ......... THANKS, JAN
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Re: WHAT EXACTLY ARE COMPLEX PARTIALS?????
Submitted by SunflowerPower on Tue, 2008-03-18 - 01:03
Jan,
There are two main types of seizure disorders.
The first is primary generalized. People who have seizures that start all over the brain have primary generalized seizures. These type of seizures include absence, myoclonic, atonic, tonic, clonic and tonic clonic (aka grand mal).
The second type is focal seizures. Focal seizures begin in one or more area of the brain and often spread to other parts of the brain. These seizures include simple partials, complex partials, and secondarily generalized seizures (aka grand mal).
It is possible to have both types of seizure disorder but most people only have one.
You can read more info on it here: http://my.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/types_seizures
Jan,
There are two main types of seizure disorders.
The first is primary generalized. People who have seizures that start all over the brain have primary generalized seizures. These type of seizures include absence, myoclonic, atonic, tonic, clonic and tonic clonic (aka grand mal).
The second type is focal seizures. Focal seizures begin in one or more area of the brain and often spread to other parts of the brain. These seizures include simple partials, complex partials, and secondarily generalized seizures (aka grand mal).
It is possible to have both types of seizure disorder but most people only have one.
You can read more info on it here: http://my.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/types_seizures
Re: WHAT EXACTLY ARE COMPLEX PARTIALS?????
Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Wed, 2008-03-19 - 00:14
HI SUN, HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. I HAVE HAD DEEP DEEP BRAIN ZAPS SPONTANEOUSLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN. I HAVE SOME OF WHAT YOU DESCRIBE AS GENERALIZED AND SOME OF WHAT YOU DESCRIBE AS FOCAL. I WAS TOLD ONE I QUESTIONED WAS A MYOCLONIC SEIZURE, WHICH I THOUGHT COULD BE ATONIC, BUT DON'T KNOW. I READ ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEIZURES, AND IT SEEMS I FIT IN BOTH CATEGORIES, BUT IT STILL SOUNDS TO ME THAT IT DEPENDS ON WHICH DOC YOU TALK TO. MY LAST VEEG, I WAS FLOBBING ALL OVER THE BED, MY UPPER BODY WAS FLYING UP AND DOWN, MY HEAD, MY LEGS, ARMS..........NOTHING LEFT THAT WASN'T FLYING ALL OVER. ONE DOC TOLD ME DEFINITELY SEIZURES. ONE TOLD ME MY MUSCLES WERE RELAXING........AT WHICH I ROLLED MY EYES......AND MY DOC SAID 'BRAIN IRRITATION'.........BUT EEGS ONLY SHOW WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE SURFACE OF THE BRAIN. THE BRAIN IRRITATION WAS ON BOTH SIDES, TEMPORAL LOBES...WHICH IS COMPLEX PARTIALS. IT WAS A 4TH DOC WHO DIAGNOSED ME WITH COMPLEX PARTIALS, AND I DEFINITELY HAVE THEM. SINCE I HAVE HAD 4 BRAIN SURGERIES, 3 IN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN, MY GUESS IS THAT I DON'T HAVE A CLUE! LOL!!! I JUST KNOW THAT MY MEDS ARE NOT HELPING THAT MUCH. I'LL GO BACK AND READ WHAT YOU LEFT FOR ME. WHEN I TOLD ME BRAIN/EAR NEURO I JUST SAW ABOUT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ATONIC SEIZURES, HIS HEAD JERKED AROUND SO FAST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT COME OFF.......BUT HE SAID NOTHING........AND LATER THREW OUT, AS HE SAID, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OR HEAR IF THAT INCIDENT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MS. GOOD GOD, HOW MANY DISEASES CAN ONE PERSON HAVE ANYWAY! I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SPINAL TAP. HAD BAD EXPERIENCES WITH THAT AND CFS LEAKS ANOTHER TIME. LATER, THANKS, JAN P.S..........ALL THE LONG REPLIES AND BLOGS.........THAT'S THE BRAIN DAMAGE TALKING, NOT ME!
HI SUN, HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. I HAVE HAD DEEP DEEP BRAIN ZAPS SPONTANEOUSLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN. I HAVE SOME OF WHAT YOU DESCRIBE AS GENERALIZED AND SOME OF WHAT YOU DESCRIBE AS FOCAL. I WAS TOLD ONE I QUESTIONED WAS A MYOCLONIC SEIZURE, WHICH I THOUGHT COULD BE ATONIC, BUT DON'T KNOW. I READ ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEIZURES, AND IT SEEMS I FIT IN BOTH CATEGORIES, BUT IT STILL SOUNDS TO ME THAT IT DEPENDS ON WHICH DOC YOU TALK TO. MY LAST VEEG, I WAS FLOBBING ALL OVER THE BED, MY UPPER BODY WAS FLYING UP AND DOWN, MY HEAD, MY LEGS, ARMS..........NOTHING LEFT THAT WASN'T FLYING ALL OVER. ONE DOC TOLD ME DEFINITELY SEIZURES. ONE TOLD ME MY MUSCLES WERE RELAXING........AT WHICH I ROLLED MY EYES......AND MY DOC SAID 'BRAIN IRRITATION'.........BUT EEGS ONLY SHOW WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE SURFACE OF THE BRAIN. THE BRAIN IRRITATION WAS ON BOTH SIDES, TEMPORAL LOBES...WHICH IS COMPLEX PARTIALS. IT WAS A 4TH DOC WHO DIAGNOSED ME WITH COMPLEX PARTIALS, AND I DEFINITELY HAVE THEM. SINCE I HAVE HAD 4 BRAIN SURGERIES, 3 IN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN, MY GUESS IS THAT I DON'T HAVE A CLUE! LOL!!! I JUST KNOW THAT MY MEDS ARE NOT HELPING THAT MUCH. I'LL GO BACK AND READ WHAT YOU LEFT FOR ME. WHEN I TOLD ME BRAIN/EAR NEURO I JUST SAW ABOUT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN ATONIC SEIZURES, HIS HEAD JERKED AROUND SO FAST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT COME OFF.......BUT HE SAID NOTHING........AND LATER THREW OUT, AS HE SAID, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OR HEAR IF THAT INCIDENT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MS. GOOD GOD, HOW MANY DISEASES CAN ONE PERSON HAVE ANYWAY! I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SPINAL TAP. HAD BAD EXPERIENCES WITH THAT AND CFS LEAKS ANOTHER TIME. LATER, THANKS, JAN P.S..........ALL THE LONG REPLIES AND BLOGS.........THAT'S THE BRAIN DAMAGE TALKING, NOT ME!
Re: WHAT EXACTLY ARE COMPLEX PARTIALS?????
Submitted by ROCKNROLL on Tue, 2008-03-18 - 23:47
YEAH SCOTT, THAT WAS CLEAR AS MUD...YOU WRITE THAT ONE A LOT!....AS I SIT HERE TRYING TO MAKE MY BODY SIT UP AND MY BRAIN THINK. I KNOW ALL TOO WELL ABOUT THE AURAS AND POSTICTAL.........HEY, I MAY BE GRAND MARSHALL IN THE E. PARADE THIS YEAR! BOY, THE STORIES I COULD TELL YOU................FROM THE THREE RESPONSES I GOT, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A COULD HAVE BOTH KINDS OF E. MAYBE I WILL HAVE TO WRITE A BLOG ABOUT IT. OR GO TO SUNFLOWERS RESPONSE AND TELL HER MORE. I CAN'T FORGET THOSE.........'MOM, ALY'S TALKING TO YOU', OR THE DISGUSTED LOOKS ON MY FRIENDS FACES WHEN I THOUGHT I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM, AND I WAS HAVING ABSENCE SEIZURES...............AND HAD NO MEMORY OF HAVING EVER SEEN AN EPI DOC OR BEEN TOLD I HAVE E.! OR THOSE ELECTRICAL ZAPS I HAD GOING ON DEEP INSIDE BOTH SIDES OF MY BRAIN.......WHAT FUN! LATER, JAN
YEAH SCOTT, THAT WAS CLEAR AS MUD...YOU WRITE THAT ONE A LOT!....AS I SIT HERE TRYING TO MAKE MY BODY SIT UP AND MY BRAIN THINK. I KNOW ALL TOO WELL ABOUT THE AURAS AND POSTICTAL.........HEY, I MAY BE GRAND MARSHALL IN THE E. PARADE THIS YEAR! BOY, THE STORIES I COULD TELL YOU................FROM THE THREE RESPONSES I GOT, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A COULD HAVE BOTH KINDS OF E. MAYBE I WILL HAVE TO WRITE A BLOG ABOUT IT. OR GO TO SUNFLOWERS RESPONSE AND TELL HER MORE. I CAN'T FORGET THOSE.........'MOM, ALY'S TALKING TO YOU', OR THE DISGUSTED LOOKS ON MY FRIENDS FACES WHEN I THOUGHT I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM, AND I WAS HAVING ABSENCE SEIZURES...............AND HAD NO MEMORY OF HAVING EVER SEEN AN EPI DOC OR BEEN TOLD I HAVE E.! OR THOSE ELECTRICAL ZAPS I HAD GOING ON DEEP INSIDE BOTH SIDES OF MY BRAIN.......WHAT FUN! LATER, JAN