I have not been diagnosed, but I am beginning to supiscion that I have been having Simple Partial Seizures.  Please bear with me, it might take a little while to describe my experiences and my questions....Every so often...

Hi, I have never posted on here before but I am a bit freaked out and everyone seems to know so much I was hoping someone could help me! I was diagnosed with Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy almost 3 years ago (I am 23 now). I had been...

I am new to epilepsy.com,  new to all of this- medications, test, lingo, you name it- I'm new to it!  I have been diagnosed with Sensory Siezures.  I just had my firts MRI ever this morning. I was assuming, as with most tests, that when the tech was done...

For as long as I can remember I have periodically experienced what I now believe are episodes of simple partial seizures. When I was little I thought it was what deja vu was supposed to feel like, but I looked into it a little more and realized it wasn't "normal".

Hi-- Has anyone had a brain tumor or brain cyst that didn't show up on an early mri, but then turned out to have one later? I had an mri about 4 years ago, they said it looked good. This was before I had  tonic clonic seizures (2) which I did not have...

Hello! About 9 months ago, I started experiencing short bouts of paralysis of my arms and legs and weakness that was worse in the morning and would vary in severity throughout the day. These paralysis episodes usually only lasted...

I follow up with a Neurologist tomorrow morning, I have been scared since I got home yesterday and haven't had much sleep. I was taken to hospital by ambulance yesterday because of this, wondering if anyone experienced any of this before..

When I was little, the sun flickering through trees would give me what I called "flashbacks" - random memories would pop back into my head. Then as I've gotten older, (I'm 18 now) the flickering sun makes me slump down in my seat and zone out from...

Hi Everyone,I know this is a touchy subject but I need more info on it if anyone has experience of this. The docs have told me they think my 'episodes' are non-epileptic because I had one on EEg and it showed no abnormality...

Hi, I have had seizures of some sort since I was a few months old. It was never very frequent, maybe once or twice a year. I remember as a child when this would happen, people would always ask If I had epilepsy. My parents figured this wasnt anything to worry...

Has anyone done a 24 hour EEG with a young kid?  How did it work?  Our last experience with a short EEG was such a nightmare (Owen flipped when she put the electrodes on his head and she made me pin him down, which made it worse and he pulled them all...

after a bike accident this summer, i started having what i have now found to be either ‘aura’s’ or ‘simple partial seizures’ that last from 1-2 minutes, with a sort of weird onset that can only be described as dread and anxiety, that also leave...

I went to see my doctor as I believed I had symptoms of adult adhd, lack of concentration, being spaced out forgetting things bad working memory, anyway read a load about it and was convinced this was the case. My GP seemed to think...

Our 18 yo son had a 24 hour holter heart monitor on last wee. Results were a low of 39bpm and a high of 148bpm with an average of 77 bpm..anybody know what that means?we assume the low/high rates were during or near seizures?

What is your experience with those who have more than average difficulty with chemistry and physics?  How does the idea of constructional apraxia fit into this question?

Ok I'm going to give a short version and a long version, as the long one might be too long for many... SHORT: -I'm 23, have had 5-6 deja vu episodes in 3-4 weeks. Daydream alot and have fleeting thoughts of normal things seeming weird or funny...

Yesterday, I had a visit with a nurse practicioner at my neurology clinic. She mentioned that I might actually have been having seizures after all. My doctor wasn't in, but she was going to check with him to see if I need an EEG. Here's a rundown of my symptoms:

Recently I have been suffering from seizures. I have resieved a referal from both my PCP and the ER doctor. Now, i am having a hard time finding an appointment that is not 3 months out. I am scared and worried. When this started, it was every once in a while....

After neurosurgery in October she has been experiencing seizures.  She is on Clobozan until today they also added carbamazepine.  They tell me temporal lobe seizures are difficult to control.  Has anyone had experience with this?  

I LIVE IN ARLINGTON TEXAS AND AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD DR PREFERRABLY IN THE FORT WORTH AREA.  MY SON HAS A DR HERE IN ARLINGTON BUT I THINK WE NEED A SECOND OPPINION.  I NEED A DR THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS IS AFFECTING MY SONS LIFE.  HE IS A SENIOR IN HIGH...

"In September, Roof went to Walgreens to get a flu shot. After getting his shot he fainted. The Walgreens staff assured him it was a normal reaction and sent him on his way." “'It was no big thing,' he said. I felt fine. 'I felt fine and I left. The people...

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My son is 12 yrs old with focal, complex partial seizures and tonic clonic sx. He has had a PET, MRI, and several EEG's. We went to an epilepsy center twice, three months apart, for video-EEG monitoring to try to locate the seizure focus, to see if he might...

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Hi!  This is my first time here and I could really do with some advice on my situation... I do have some underlying health problems that have been treated by my GP - these are subsequent to having gastric bypass surgery in 2005. I have selenium...

Truly, can someone undergo EEGs and they be "normal" and still have epilepsy? I've been on Topamax since September, at a low dose cause I can't tolerate high dosages, and I've been seizure free (as far as I am aware) since November.  So,...

We took my son (5), to a neuro therapyst who uses the SCIO machine. It uses bio energy to diagnose thousands of problems in the body. It can heal as well. The machine diagnosed my son with epilepsy due to chromosome 6 abnormalities....

Hi, Amanda here I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice on going in for a video EEG? I'm scheduled to go in January 11th (2010) and I'm wondering if any of you who have done this have advice for me....Such as any protocal I should follow, is the precedure...

Need opinions whether to medicate or not? This is long but I want to give you all a clear picture.

Serious question. Can anybody tell me approximately how long a prolonged EEG would last? Please I need help with this because if it is as long as I believe it to be I have another serious question to ask and I would very grateful for your help. Dave

Yesterday I visited an epileptologist and he said that I my epilepsy may be caused by Dystonia. He said that since my myoclonic seizures are so generalized, especially since I have shaking in both hands as well as many different forms of seizures (petit...

Hello, my name is Susana. My son, Joey, 14 years old, was diagnosed with having Absence Seizures due to Generalized Epilepsy after a near-drowning accident in August 2007. A brain scan MRI also revealed a pituitary tumor. Joey's neurologist referred him...

I'm a teacher for students with disabilities and My "seizures" started a couple of years ago but are differant from any of my students. They all have the absent or grand mal seizures and are pretty unconcious where i tend to stay pretty aware...

Why is there no common denominator to my seizures??  Drink- don't drink.  No drugs..  Sunshine-dark.  What is this scary swirl I see and why can't I focus?  It's like looking at the sun without the sun.  Am I going to die?  Someone help me!   Paul

Hello, I was just diagnosed by the neurologist with JME based on sleep study EEG findings. It happened during Stage 4 and REM. I have also had an episode or two of blanking outs where people say Im not there and I dont even remember being touched....

I had a grand mal seizure in my sleep, possibly more on nov 9th... no one was home so i don't know how many i had i went to the er the next day because my sister convinced me to.. bc the seizure was weird.. I normally feel relaxed/exhausted after a...

Hello everyone, I hope everybody had a great christmas/new year! I had a question about Sleep Apnea causing epi. on the day after christmas I had another tonic clonic which was so violent that I dislocated my right arm, anyway,...

I'm originally from Maryland and I was diagnoised with a brain tumor a year ago. At that time I was living with my dad while I was attending a trade school. After this happened I went down to live with the rest of my family, my sister and my mother, but...