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Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?

Thu, 02/24/2005 - 09:01
My 3yr old just had three seizure like episodes in one day that only physically effected her eyes and sense of awareness.  The first one happened when she was sitting on the floor.  She fell over, eyes were rolling, and became very lethargic.  She was rushed to the hospital and was very sleepy for hrs.  During her sleepiness, she had two more episodes that resembled the first one.  This time it was monitored that her oxygen levels significantly dropped during those episodes.  Could this be Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?  The reason I think this may be so is because her very first episode was when her mother ran off with her to another state because she "felt a calling to due so."  The seizure like symptoms -like above- happened a few months after the mother's move.  A long court process finally ordered my daughters return to me.  Then, nine months later she has three.  My daughter has always been by my side from when she was a baby crying to playing soccer in the backyard.  We do everything together and have the strongest connection.  Could a nine month period of time away from me cause an emotional seizure? 

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RE: RE: RE: RE: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?

Submitted by theresab72 on Wed, 2005-02-23 - 22:43

Here is the link...

http://pediatricneuro.com/alfonso/pg5.htm

Click on the next few pages from here and find the pictures of babies.  Click on them to view the videos.

Good luck to you.  Theresa

Here is the link...

http://pediatricneuro.com/alfonso/pg5.htm

Click on the next few pages from here and find the pictures of babies.  Click on them to view the videos.

Good luck to you.  Theresa

RE: RE: RE: RE: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?

Submitted by AvidRunner22 on Thu, 2005-02-24 - 09:01
this sounds familiar. i did a 4 day video EEG a few weeks ago and their pre-liminary diagnosis was that my staring spells were not showing up as seizures...but then again, they said that there was some "rare" brain activity showing up also but they weren't sure yet if they were related. i'll find out about this 2morrow in depth when i see my neuro again. I am still confused, I'm still not quite sure what the neuros/residents told me in the hospital. i am prepared to get a 2nd opinion if I am not happy with what I get from him.

RE: Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?

Submitted by jennamay on Wed, 2005-02-23 - 13:34

Some nonepileptic (psychogenic) seizures resemble tonic-clonic seizures. The surest way to tell the difference is with video-EEG monitoring. In some cases, the same person may have both tonic-clonic and nonepileptic seizures.

People who faint sometimes develop tonic or clonic movements. These movements are rarely as intense or prolonged as a tonic-clonic seizure.

Here is a link on psychogenic seizures you may find helpful:

http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_psychogenic.html

 

Best Wishes,

Epilepsy.com Editor

Some nonepileptic (psychogenic) seizures resemble tonic-clonic seizures. The surest way to tell the difference is with video-EEG monitoring. In some cases, the same person may have both tonic-clonic and nonepileptic seizures.

People who faint sometimes develop tonic or clonic movements. These movements are rarely as intense or prolonged as a tonic-clonic seizure.

Here is a link on psychogenic seizures you may find helpful:

http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/seizure_psychogenic.html

 

Best Wishes,

Epilepsy.com Editor

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