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Migraine
Tue, 06/24/2014 - 18:25Hello,
I am seeing a neurologist, on the urging of my GP, to evaluate me for possible migralepsy. I've suffered from what My neurologists thought were migraines with aura since I was 13. Several years ago, I had one gran mal seizure during a migraine episode, I was taking lyrica for migraine at the time so the neurologist ruled out a seizure disorder. He thought my seizure was due to awful health caused by that episode of chronic migraine. I have not had a gran mal since. I was hit with a debilitating bout of chronic migraine last summer. This series presented with a bright colored aura for the first time, yet I had no "seizures," I thought. I was a high dose of lamotrigine for depression at that time, however not during previous episodes of chronic migraine. I'm worried I may have been misdiagnosed all these years.
There is so much conflicting info on the net, some say migralepsy is overdosed and visa versa.
Is there anyone out there who knows how migralepsy seizures present? Do they cause memory loss? I have not had an EEG, but my MRI's and CT scans show no lesions...not that this type of imaging helps. I'm hoping the neurologist will order an EEG in order to rule out anything sinister. What kind of questions should I expect from my neurologist? I want to be prepared as he is always late and hurried.
In advance, thank you for any information.
Welcome I am no doctor but I
Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2014-06-26 - 14:46
Welcome I am no doctor but I have done some research. I also know that migraines do appear in some seizures and I also know that grande mal seizures are seizures and they do happen to many people. This series presented with a bright colored aura for the first time, yet I had no "seizures," I thought. I was a high dose of lamotrigine for depression at that time I'm hoping the neurologist will order an EEG in order to rule out anything sinister MRI's and CT scans show no lesions...not that this type of imaging helps As for the neurologist he may not be the same neurologist since it seems like the first one specialized in migraines. You might be seeing one that specializes in epilepsy. My research found this >>>> Migralepsy is a rare condition in which a migraine is followed, within an hour period, by an epileptic seizure. Because of the similarities in signs, symptoms, and treatments of both conditions, such as the neurological basis, the psychological issues, and the autonomic distress that is created from them, they individually increase the likelihood of causing the other. However, also because of the sameness, they are often misdiagnosed for each other, as migralepsy rarely occurs. I hope this helps and you do get the assistance you need and please come back and let us know what happened or is happening Joe