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Even hear of this?
Wed, 01/03/2007 - 21:01Is it possible for a person to have tonic-clonic seizures at night whilst sleeping but not have them during the day?
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Re: Even hear of this?
Submitted by txrhb1 on Wed, 2007-01-03 - 21:45
Yes, it is possible. My daughter is 23, and has had tonic-clonic seizures since age 9. During childhood and early teens, they occurred at any time of day or night. However, in her late teens, they changed to nocturnal seizures only. She had them at night while sleeping, but also sometimes during a daytime nap.
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Re: Even hear of this?
Submitted by mommy2kyra on Wed, 2007-01-03 - 22:47
Yes...all of my tc's (secondarily-generalized) have occurred right after falling asleep.
Re: Even hear of this?
Submitted by spiz on Wed, 2007-01-03 - 21:30
There have been many that are members here that have what is termed as nocturnal (while sleeping) seizures only. There is also a rare type of frontal lobe nocturnal epilepsy: Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy - Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy - Autosomal dominant inheritance; seizures occur mainly during sleep; characterized by marked motor manifestations, including dystonic posturing, jerking, bending, and rocking; difficult to distinguish from parasomnias. Hope this helps! :) -Spiz