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Non-Epileptic Simple Partial Seizures?
Thu, 09/28/2006 - 18:42Does anyone know if Simple Partial Seizures can be Non-Epileptic? I only seem to hear or see the term NES used for people that are experiencing a lot of body jerking. I spent 8 days at Mayo being tested but they couldn't find the reason for the seizures I have. The report that came back to me said they were probably Simple Partial Seizures but because they could not be picked up by the machine that they couldn't be sure. The report suggested another, although less likely, cause of the seizures could be related to depression. I don't believe my seizures are related to depression because I don't understand how depression could lead to deja vu, rotten egg smells, hearing footsteps that are not there, or other symptoms associated with SPS. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Comments
Re: Re: re:....."just like epilepsy
Submitted by RamblinJScott on Wed, 2006-10-04 - 18:52
Wow!! That is so true.
Re: re:....."just like epilepsy
Submitted by Mark Janjigian on Wed, 2006-10-04 - 10:48
It's funny that the bible refers to seizures as acts of the devil when significant chunks of the book were written by people who had seizures themselves. I think Muhammad referred to it as 'the disease of the prophets'.