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COULD THIS BE ATONIC EPILEPSY OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF EPILEPSY?
Fri, 03/25/2011 - 02:23Comments
Re: ATONIC EPILEPSY?
Submitted by perth on Sat, 2011-03-26 - 19:55
Re: COULD THIS BE ATONIC EPILEPSY?
Submitted by MichaelK on Sat, 2011-03-26 - 11:11
I have had these types of seizures many times and in many types of dangerous places. Neurologists often confuse these types of attacks with complex partial seizures or sleeping disorders. The forrmer is probably the reason that your "Neurologist" asked if your son "lost consciousness" when these episodes happen.
Go to an epileptologist ASAP. Always ask the doctor to further explain their opinions. Take a video of a couple of these episodes yourself and show them to the doctor. Follow everyone else's advice and, when your son goes outside, he may need to wear an American football player's helmet for safety.
Good luck!
I have had these types of seizures many times and in many types of dangerous places. Neurologists often confuse these types of attacks with complex partial seizures or sleeping disorders. The forrmer is probably the reason that your "Neurologist" asked if your son "lost consciousness" when these episodes happen.
Go to an epileptologist ASAP. Always ask the doctor to further explain their opinions. Take a video of a couple of these episodes yourself and show them to the doctor. Follow everyone else's advice and, when your son goes outside, he may need to wear an American football player's helmet for safety.
Good luck!
Re: ATONIC EPILEPSY?
Submitted by Allina on Sat, 2011-03-26 - 11:01
Thanks for your help Adz, and hey! I wasn't saying the neuro was wrong....just maybe misinformed (haha) I was probably more or less irritated because I have had THAT line shoved down my throat (you are conscious--no seizure) and that is why I've been living with miserable, daily (and nightly) interrupting seizures for ten years. That is perhaps why I was so mad. It is the next day now. I've had time to chill.
But I still am kind of urging the seizure specialist. I'm no doctor either, but (for example) when I said "deja vu" he nodded and said "yep" my other doctor looked at me like I was nuts.
But thanks for getting on here Adz and helping out! I knew they could use your perception because of your atonics!
Catch up soon!
AJ
Thanks for your help Adz, and hey! I wasn't saying the neuro was wrong....just maybe misinformed (haha) I was probably more or less irritated because I have had THAT line shoved down my throat (you are conscious--no seizure) and that is why I've been living with miserable, daily (and nightly) interrupting seizures for ten years. That is perhaps why I was so mad. It is the next day now. I've had time to chill.
But I still am kind of urging the seizure specialist. I'm no doctor either, but (for example) when I said "deja vu" he nodded and said "yep" my other doctor looked at me like I was nuts.
But thanks for getting on here Adz and helping out! I knew they could use your perception because of your atonics!
Catch up soon!
AJ