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seizure type
Sun, 07/10/2011 - 00:25Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth
My daughter has had seizures for almost 2 years following encephalitis. She is currently one 3 different meds and they aren't doing anything. She is on clobazam, trileptal and topamax. She usually would always have an aura before her seizures but know the past 2 months they have changed to having no warning and she just drops. Can seizures change their type. If you can give me any insight I would greatly appreciate the help. THANKS
Re: seizure type
Submitted by phylisfjohnson on Mon, 2011-07-11 - 13:49
Yes, seizure types can change and/or morph into other seizure combinations. See "Types of Seizures" under the orange box to the left titled "All About Epilepsy & Seizures"
You might also consider further diagnostic testing such as:
Video EEG Monitoring – allows prolonged simultaneous recording of the patient’s behavior and the EEG. Seeing EEG and video data at the same time, permits precise correlation between seizure activity in the brain and the patient’s behavior during seizures. Video-EEG can be vital in the diagnosis of epilepsy and epileptic seizures. It allows the doctor to determine:
Whether events with unusual features are epileptic seizures…the type of epileptic seizure, and…the region of the brain from which the seizures arise.
Continuous Video EEG Monitoring – studies the brain waves over time. This can be accomplished through continuous Video EEG Monitoring, where a patient stays in a special unit for at least 24 hours. Antiepileptic medication is stopped for the duration of this test, since the objective is for seizures to occur so the abnormal brain waves they produce can be recorded.
A video camera connected to the EEG provides constant monitoring, enabling the medical team to pinpoint the area where a seizure occurs and track the patient’s physiological response to the seizure. Continuous monitoring can also help distinguish between epilepsy and other conditions. It can characterize the seizure type for more precise medication adjustments and locate the originating area of seizures within the brain.
I hope this helps...
Phylis Feiner Johnson
www.epilepsytalk.com
Yes, seizure types can change and/or morph into other seizure combinations. See "Types of Seizures" under the orange box to the left titled "All About Epilepsy & Seizures"
You might also consider further diagnostic testing such as:
Video EEG Monitoring – allows prolonged simultaneous recording of the patient’s behavior and the EEG. Seeing EEG and video data at the same time, permits precise correlation between seizure activity in the brain and the patient’s behavior during seizures. Video-EEG can be vital in the diagnosis of epilepsy and epileptic seizures. It allows the doctor to determine:
Whether events with unusual features are epileptic seizures…the type of epileptic seizure, and…the region of the brain from which the seizures arise.
Continuous Video EEG Monitoring – studies the brain waves over time. This can be accomplished through continuous Video EEG Monitoring, where a patient stays in a special unit for at least 24 hours. Antiepileptic medication is stopped for the duration of this test, since the objective is for seizures to occur so the abnormal brain waves they produce can be recorded.
A video camera connected to the EEG provides constant monitoring, enabling the medical team to pinpoint the area where a seizure occurs and track the patient’s physiological response to the seizure. Continuous monitoring can also help distinguish between epilepsy and other conditions. It can characterize the seizure type for more precise medication adjustments and locate the originating area of seizures within the brain.
I hope this helps...
Phylis Feiner Johnson
www.epilepsytalk.com