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Seizures or something else?
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 20:52Comments
Re: Seizures or something else?
Submitted by phylisfjohnson on Wed, 2010-08-18 - 10:53
Phylis Feiner Johnson www.epilepsytalk.com
Phylis Feiner Johnson www.epilepsytalk.com
Re: Seizures or something else?
Submitted by kdavis30 on Mon, 2010-08-16 - 12:01
Hi Mrepil,
I feel the exact same way you do. The feelings you are experiencing are called Auras; known to many Neurologists as "Mini Seizures." Doctors keep telling me that I am experiencing anxiety attacks, but I always feel the same way I do before I have an actual Seizure. I was tested in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin this past March. They wanted to catch an Aura to find out where it originates in my Brain so they could medicate me differently. Unfortunately, after a half hour off of the EEG monitor and the video camera, I had a full Seizure. Go Figure!!!! If I heard "These May Not Be Seizures" one more time, I think I might have gotten mad. If you have any advice or questions, please let me know.
Good Luck,
Kevin Davis
Hi Mrepil,
I feel the exact same way you do. The feelings you are experiencing are called Auras; known to many Neurologists as "Mini Seizures." Doctors keep telling me that I am experiencing anxiety attacks, but I always feel the same way I do before I have an actual Seizure. I was tested in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin this past March. They wanted to catch an Aura to find out where it originates in my Brain so they could medicate me differently. Unfortunately, after a half hour off of the EEG monitor and the video camera, I had a full Seizure. Go Figure!!!! If I heard "These May Not Be Seizures" one more time, I think I might have gotten mad. If you have any advice or questions, please let me know.
Good Luck,
Kevin Davis