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Type of Epilepsy

Sun, 07/26/2015 - 19:03

My daughter just turned 13 and was diagnosed with Epilepsy about a year ago. Her seizures only happen at bedtime if she is really tired and it is really late, or right after he wakes up in the morning. Her seizures are just hard "jerking" and stop about 15 minutes or so after she wakes up. She has only had a full blown seizure once, but I don't even know if it was a Grand Mal or not. That was a morning after she hadn't slept much at a ll the night before. The Dr. just increased her meds and she is doing much better. To top it off, she had insomnia for quite a while. That is pretty much under control now, although there are nights every now and then that she has trouble getting to sleep. My question is, Can someone give an idea of what type she might have? She has had a EEG and a Cat Scan. The Scan came back normal, and the EEG showed seizure activity. The Dr. calls is Reactive Epilepsy, but it sounds more like JME to me, after reading about it on this forum. But, she doesn't have all the signs of JME. I should have thought to ask him on our last visit, but I'm still trying to get used to this. i'm scared and worried and don't always think of everything I need to ask at the time....even though I keep an on going list. Thanks for any suggestions anyone may have.

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Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2015-07-30 - 19:16
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