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Untreated Partial Seizures of TLE
Sat, 03/28/2009 - 23:59Is there any information about people with simple partials who don't undergo AED treatment?
Not being flippant here but seriously....what happens?
The side-effects of all the meds seem horrifying, and I don't lose consciousness,
Is epilepsy progressive?
Do these little seizures cause brain damage?
I won't tell you what to do
Submitted by jonmmichael@gmail.com on Thu, 2019-07-18 - 13:57
I won't tell you what to do but I can tell you my story. My untreated Focal Aware Mesial TLE seizures damaged my memory significantly. On medication the seizures have stopped and my short-term memory has improved somewhat, but I've been warned my lost long-term memories will probably not come back. For me the decision was simple; take the medication to stop the seizures and prevent further memory loss. Being tired on medication is much better than being dysfunctional with seizures.