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Misdiagnosed?

Wed, 12/03/2014 - 11:20

Hi my name is Grace.I was officially diagnosed with benign occipital epilepsy when I was three,I had a bad seizure at a bird park.My mom didn't want to medicate me until I was 6,it got a lot worse then.Now I'm 12,my medication is carbamazepine. I'm thinking I may be misdiagnosed.When I have seizures,there's an aura and it's like TV static and I can't move my eyes back and forth unless i move my head.What makes me think I was misdiagnosed is because my right arm shakes up and down right before the aura.Also since benign occipital epilepsy is more of a childhood form of epilepsy,If that's what I have wouldn't I be wearing out of it?If you have any information I would really appreciate it.

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