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help seizure work
Fri, 04/27/2007 - 19:27Topic: Epilepsy.com Help
I need help in treating what they are beginning to call 'absence seizures' I have dealt with this problem for years - I space out for 20-60 seconds and come to feeling kinda out of it but alert for the most part. I am very active at work and in what ever I do, however, this situation has started to get worse, lasts longer, seems to do more mental damage that confuses the heck out of me.
Re: help seizure work
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2007-04-29 - 13:14
Here are few links you may be interested in as you browse around.
types of seizures
epilepsy 101 when treatment fails
Good luck and hope things get better soon!
When seizures change or worsen, time to look again at what is going on and if there are other treatments available. First it's important to know if true absence seizures that are a form of generalized seizure, or if partial seizures that look like absence seizures but start in one area of the brain. Knowing the exact type will help the doctors know what treatment may be best. Also, if current treatment isn't working, a specialist in epilepsy, called an epileptologist, may be able to help.
Here are few links you may be interested in as you browse around.
types of seizures
epilepsy 101 when treatment fails
Good luck and hope things get better soon!