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Absence Seizures for Adults?
Tue, 09/25/2007 - 01:20Hello, I'm new
I'm a 21 year old and I started noticing that I was "blanking out" oddly a couple of years ago
Finally after 2 years, I see a doctor, he tells me I might have "Absence Seizures"
and he referred me a Nuerologist tells me I have Complex Partial Seizures (without testing me or anything at all)
but my Seizures are not Several minutes long, they are only about 10 seconds
and I keep telling myself I have Absence Seizures, but Im an adult
Here's how seizure is:
A sudden vertigo/dizziness like trance, only lasting about 5-10 seconds, I forget my surroundings for a second, they happen one or two days a week, up to 12 times a day
and some weeks they don't happen at all
and only a few times I've had a bad headache afterwards
Anyone had this same problem as an Adult, can Adults get Absence Seizures?
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Re: Absence Seizures for Adults?
Submitted by pgd on Mon, 2010-11-29 - 20:59
From what you write, it does sound like absence or complex partial. If your memory was intact (no forgetting), it could possibly be something a little different like ADHD Inattentive or central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). That's my understanding.
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Differences Between Absence Seizures in Adults and Children.
Submitted by AxioM on Fri, 2011-12-16 - 23:53
Hi, I'm 22 yo medical student and was diagnosed with absence and complex partial seizure last year. I had my 1st "blank out" when I was 10 and still have them until today. I have to face many problems studying in clinical years and I had to dropped out many times. I'm interested in neurology and wanna be a specialist in epilepsy. So I did some research studies with my teacher(whose also my neuro) and study more about epilepsy by myself.
The thing is that you wonder "if an adult can have absence seizure?" The answer is "yes." But there're some differences between absence seizure in adults and children.
Firstly, the part of the brain that was involved. In children, it is mostly primary generalised. But in adults, it is from some parts of the brain. That's why it's called "complex partial seizure". The symptoms of complex partial seizure are vary in many individuals. Some loss conscious, but some loss only memories, or some have automatisms.
Second, the pattern of the EEG. In children, it is typical 3 hz spike and slow waves. In adults, usually frequent slow waves.
Hope this answer your question. :)
Hi, I'm 22 yo medical student and was diagnosed with absence and complex partial seizure last year. I had my 1st "blank out" when I was 10 and still have them until today. I have to face many problems studying in clinical years and I had to dropped out many times. I'm interested in neurology and wanna be a specialist in epilepsy. So I did some research studies with my teacher(whose also my neuro) and study more about epilepsy by myself.
The thing is that you wonder "if an adult can have absence seizure?" The answer is "yes." But there're some differences between absence seizure in adults and children.
Firstly, the part of the brain that was involved. In children, it is mostly primary generalised. But in adults, it is from some parts of the brain. That's why it's called "complex partial seizure". The symptoms of complex partial seizure are vary in many individuals. Some loss conscious, but some loss only memories, or some have automatisms.
Second, the pattern of the EEG. In children, it is typical 3 hz spike and slow waves. In adults, usually frequent slow waves.
Hope this answer your question. :)