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son's hallucinations..are the epilepsy related?
Wed, 02/23/2011 - 20:36A month ago I found out my son has mesial temporal sclerosis. Because of his other symptoms the doctor diagnosed him with TLE. My son has vivid hallucinations. The doctor is now saying it does not add up to your everyday typical TLE. I am wondering if anyone has vivid hallucinations with their TLE. If so, can I get some examples of them. The doctor is going to have a 3 day EEG done for him.
Thanks!!
Heidi
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Re: son's hallucinations..are the epilepsy related?
Submitted by pgd on Thu, 2011-02-24 - 15:48
Re: son's hallucinations..are the epilepsy related?
Submitted by tonialpha on Thu, 2011-02-24 - 18:26
Hallucinations are caused by many things. Basically by the brain.... An abnormality where a discharge that causes a seizure can give you a hallucination. I had that when I was young it was spots and they would grow across my eye and spread to both eyes and then I do not remember.
The doctors have given patients medications which cause hallucination to increase. I had auditory hallucinations w/ those. Topamax did that to me.
Hallucinations in the 60's and 70's were suppose to be great but for me I could not stand them. Each patient is individual in their own case.
I call it their own key signature.
Hallucinations are caused by many things. Basically by the brain.... An abnormality where a discharge that causes a seizure can give you a hallucination. I had that when I was young it was spots and they would grow across my eye and spread to both eyes and then I do not remember.
The doctors have given patients medications which cause hallucination to increase. I had auditory hallucinations w/ those. Topamax did that to me.
Hallucinations in the 60's and 70's were suppose to be great but for me I could not stand them. Each patient is individual in their own case.
I call it their own key signature.
Re: son's hallucinations..are the epilepsy related?
Submitted by zealot on Thu, 2011-02-24 - 13:35
Heidi, I had vivid "visual disturbances" when I was a child. I still get them once in awhile though they are usually not as strong. They are not hallucinations and your son is not mentally ill. Do not let anyone suggest that he is. Visual auras can be from TLE and/or occipital lobe epilepsy. The images from occipital lobe epilepsy are better defined and have much more detail. I have gotten what I believe to be both together, especially after a TC where I banged the back of my head on the bathroom tiles when I hit the deck. If your neuro is waffling, find a neuro who knows what he's doing. Your son needs proper treatment, not some idiot who doesn't know that these types of visual disturbances are not uncommon in children. Best of luck. Baruch Hashem. Hoshia na. Devorah Zealot Soodak www.psychout.typepad.com/ the zealot needs help! P.S. Please click here to read my latest post. P.P.S. Please click here to read my latest or last featured post. P.P.P.S. I made a new video. Please watch it on YouTube. P.P.P.P.S. I recorded a video and put it directly on Facebook! Please watch it!