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Fainting and E
Sat, 10/14/2006 - 06:21Does anyone with E ever faint ? Is fainting a common symptom of E and if so, which type? Thanks
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Re: Fainting and E
Submitted by AngryViking on Sun, 2007-10-14 - 11:24
Yeah, fainting can be a common aspect of partial complex seizures - while of course we all lose conciousness during a tonic clonic seizure, the blackout without any accompanying symptoms is a well-documented event. Of course, if you are fainting you should check with your doctor instead of automatically chalking it up to epilepsy since the heart-related reasons for fainting can be so serious...you would want to rule them out.
Re: Fainting and E
Submitted by bernardcwe on Mon, 2007-10-15 - 10:52
You might want to have some tests done to make sure you are fainting (aka syncope) versus having an atonic seizure. Syncope/fainting could be symptomtic of a more serious underlying condition.
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Re: Fainting and E
Submitted by coopernicus on Tue, 2006-10-17 - 21:43
Hi, I have TLE and in the past I would have deja vu and then 'faint'. These were actually partial seizures.