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Temporal lobe seizures and electromagnetic fields

Tue, 08/28/2007 - 14:39
Does anyone know if electromagnetic fields might cause temporal lobe activity/seizures in susceptible people? For instance, could the electromagnetic field in a car, or near a computer, TV or in a hospital where a lot of equipment is in use cause a temporal lobe reaction? I've been reading lately about how scientists have been stimulating the temporal lobes with electrodes and magnets to cause hallucinations, dreams, out of body experiences, religious experiences, etc. and I was wondering if the EMFs in the everyday atmosphere might trigger seizures in people who for some reason are sensitive to them. I have had 2 abnormal EEGs, and been diagnosed with temporal lobe seizures. I've never seen a description of temporal lobe seizures that exactly fits what happens to me. I think I'm falling asleep, or I have dreams while I'm aware of what's going on around me. These aren't random; they almost always happen in a car, near a computer, TV, when I'm sleep deprived or very bored. My neuro said I'm not falling asleep, and he can't explain the dreams. All he said was that I have a seizure disorder and I have to accept it. Keppra has controlled most of this, but there are some times that it's not controlled. I can canoe in class III-IV rapids and never have a problem. I don't have episodes while walking down the street or hanging out with people or doing things around the house. But before medication, just put me in a car, near a computer, in front of a TV or sometimes on the phone and I'd slip into a lucid dream, drop off for a few seconds or lose time on a frequent basis. Fluorescent lights could make me feel like I was going blind or crazy by the end of the day. Does anyone else have this very predictable, non-convulsive type of TLE? I keep trying to make sense of this, and I can't. That's why I keep coming back with these questions--hoping someone else will say "oh yeah, that's exactly what happens to me!" Deb

Comments

Just out of curiosity, have

Submitted by kalexa on Thu, 2018-06-21 - 08:33
Just out of curiosity, have you ever been evaluated for narcolepsy?  That's what I have, and my symptoms are very similar.  I drop off to sleep and enter REM immediately.  Sometimes before I'm even fully asleep.  

Am sure people are still

Submitted by keef on Wed, 2018-03-28 - 06:29
Am sure people are still coming along to this link with the same question...Never confirmed the electromagnetic aspect as there is still no outright test for this type but I was sure my diagnosed temp lobe epilepsy was due to proximity to mobile phone masts specifically...moving away from one and changing that job did see a decrease for a long time....I do however cross paths with one on my way to a new job though and low and behold aura's began again...CBD oil seems to keep aura's in check...even as a quick rescue remedy..always in my pocket now. Need to move out of the city still though..strength to anyone living with this. ps - the CBD helps with anxiety as well..possibly even better than it's counterpart..

Medical journals don't need

Submitted by Sacred Owl on Fri, 2017-05-26 - 00:04
Medical journals don't need to support the claim for it to be the truth. Virtually all new discovery is from going outside of mainstream. People know if something effects them, especially when they suffer for years and what is published is often decades later and only confirms what some already know.  Regarding people here who suffer from magnetic & electrical fields, there is an abundance of science supporting this, but also look at geomagnetic activity and the opposite cosmic ray events. I know when my wife will have a seizures 7 days in advance within a 60 min window, yes fir 2 years now, 100 percent accuracy and this is not in any journal.  

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