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Topic: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing

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happygirl
happygirl
New - Video EEG
Created by happygirlat11/10/09 - 11:19 am|56 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, I am going into hospital for a video telemetry at the end of the month.  I have been told that I have to HAVE someone sit with 24/7 to monitor if I have any seizures and thereafter alert staff.  I have absense seizures, simply zone out for a...
nuvasoo
nuvasoo
New - Epilepsy and emotional trauma
Created by nuvasooat11/12/09 - 1:03 pm|22 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi everyone!
CecilyG
CecilyG
New - I just need to know i'm not the only one...please help!
Created by CecilyGat11/16/09 - 7:26 pm|14 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi,  I just joined this thing, so i'm not sure how this all works, but here goes...
silver...
silver...
New - John Hopkins?
Created by silver...at11/18/09 - 12:44 pm|13 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
jj84gal
jj84gal
New - Sleep Apnea causing epilepsy?!
Created by jj84galat1/3/06 - 8:40 pm|1900 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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,...
MichaelK
MichaelK
New - Magnetoencepholography (MEG) - has anyone tried it?
Created by MichaelKat11/18/09 - 4:16 am|4 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I just heard about a new method of diagnosing seizures when EEGs fail and was curious if anyone has tried it. You can read more about it at this website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0312-pinpointing_problems_in_the_brain.htm   I'm...
pewter
pewter
New - Can all tests be normal & still have E?
Created by pewterat2/11/09 - 1:09 pm|93 Views|10 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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,...
hlogan911
hlogan911
New - What in the world is happening to me?
Created by hlogan911at8/14/09 - 5:30 am|36 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Update - Finally got my PCP to refer me to Neuro.  They've done assessment, and an MRI of the brain which came back completely normal.  Started taking Keppra, and have been terribly grumpy and agitated.  Does anyone else take Keppra?  What are your...
Maxkat
Maxkat
New - Seizures caused by abdominal pain?
Created by Maxkatat11/4/09 - 5:08 pm|9 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Has anybody else every experienced a seizure caused by intense abdominal cramping?
chslate
chslate
New - i'm new to seizures
Created by chslateat11/14/09 - 5:28 pm|6 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I am new to seizures.  It is amazing how events in your life change what you read about, research and study, and what websites you join.  I am almost 31 years old, and I had my first seizure about two weeks ago.  Actually, I had two seizures the same...
mrich
mrich
New - Age 59 and scheduled for my first EEG
Created by mrichat11/8/06 - 9:16 pm|815 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, My name is Mari(Mary) I am new to this forum. I just had my first appointment with my Neuro on Tues. Am scheduled for EEG on the 15th. Here is my story. On Oct. 17 at around 6:00am, I was starting to make our bed. All of...
beetrees
beetrees
New - What type of Epilepsy do I have?
Created by beetreesat3/20/07 - 2:23 pm|271 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I was diagnosed with Epilepsy when I was about 13 or 14. I am 32 now. My siezures have always been about the same. I have had two Grand Mal siezures. My siezures occur on the right side of my body and I am aware of everything around...
zyn
zyn
New - Frustrated. Need advice.
Created by zynat11/10/09 - 8:38 am|9 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi everyone,
darina
darina
New - REAL?? Fake?? HELP MEE
Created by darinaat11/4/09 - 6:43 am|57 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
HI im now 18 i started having seizures on the 5th may 2006 my first was in school i was on a bench i was really cold and it was near the end of the first break i remember going to sit on the bench thats about it. whilst sitting on the bench i passed out...
lisab
lisab
New - Deja vu
Created by lisabat4/5/05 - 5:00 am|2981 Views|66 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, my name is Lisa and this is my first time posting.  I am 39 years and a mother of two daughters.  About 18 months ago, I had two experiences of deja vu.  After the deju vu feeling passed, I had a strange feeling...
millac...
millac...
New - Lesions in the brain
Created by millac...at10/5/09 - 6:12 pm|28 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Almost a year ago my boyfriend had several massive seizures in his sleep WHILE taking his depakote. He went into the doctors to be observed, they did a cat scan, and found a lesion in his brain. We've gone through test after test, seen many different doctors,...
zyn
zyn
New - I have a Question
Created by zynat11/4/09 - 5:56 pm|40 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello Everyone,  
jc-32
jc-32
New - "Not Normal" Strange Symptoms, but dr still call it seizures
Created by jc-32at11/3/09 - 11:14 am|21 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
elly
elly
New - Myoclonic jerks occuring in the evening?
Created by ellyat11/1/07 - 10:10 am|484 Views|24 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
ao_kiddo
ao_kiddo
New - Normal vEEG-what next?
Created by ao_kiddoat10/29/09 - 7:09 pm|33 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi! My name is Ashley and I just joined. I have some questions regarding a vEEG I had. Initally, I had a MRI and EEG done, both came back normal when I started having what they thought were possibly absent seizures. Frustrated, the doctor I followed...
redb0ne
redb0ne
New - EEG impression differs from docs notes
Created by redb0neat10/26/09 - 3:21 pm|25 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I've run into a bit of a dilemma with my medical records. I was diagnosed with some form of childhood epilepsy when I was a kid. I've now been off medication for over 10 years and am attempting to obtain some information on my childhood condition. My...
jessica25
jessica25
New - NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
Created by jessica25at5/10/05 - 3:39 pm|758 Views|25 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
mp
mp
New - diagnosis epilepsy/anxiety/depression/bipolar ?? how do you know ...
Created by mpat10/26/09 - 3:09 pm|10 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
black out/seizure/ anxiety/depression/bipolar/PTSD ??????????? I first had a blackout/seizure when I was 16, I had just walked past a group of lads who were calling for me and my friend to talk to them, we went into a chipshop and that is where I...
stepha...
stepha...
New - How do you get diagnosed with epilepsy?
Created by stepha...at10/23/09 - 8:54 am|37 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
In May of this year my 14 yr old daughter got hit in the face with a dodgeball at school and ended up having a mild concussion. Since that time she's had pretty severe headaches. After about a month of school she started having these "episodes" where...
amuffet
amuffet
New - Could seizures be psychosomatic?
Created by amuffetat4/26/07 - 3:10 pm|777 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I have had epilepsy for eleven years now. God, it sounds like so long when I say that. Anyway as with most people's seizures my doctor can give me very few answers about the cause of my seizures. I sure get a lot of "I don't knows"...
16nessa
16nessa
New - NORMAL EEG BUT STILL HAVE SEIZURES??????
Created by 16nessaat10/25/09 - 4:34 pm|31 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Rakun
Rakun
New - Uncommon epilepsy (need diagnostic)
Created by Rakunat10/25/09 - 4:04 pm|9 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
First, sorry for my bad English my story starts like this as 17 years old "boy" my friend acidently shot me in the head (yes I'm talking about gun) after successful surgery doctor subscribe me to take phenobarbital for 5 years now...
Mikey4
Mikey4
New - Deja vu and Epilepsy
Created by Mikey4at9/6/08 - 4:09 pm|230 Views|15 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
Essie
Essie
Please help with SCIO (Quantum Energy) diagnosis and Miracle prom...
Created by Essieat10/19/06 - 2:33 am|1871 Views|10 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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....
Stanstedy
Stanstedy
Frustration with Neuro
Created by Stanstedyat10/16/09 - 8:32 am|21 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
mikebr...
mikebr...
Afraid to loose my License. Please some input on this
Created by mikebr...at10/14/09 - 5:06 pm|25 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I am afraid to loose my Driver's License. Nobody I live with understand what I could be going through. My dad is actually kicking me out of the house. My mom suffers from severe depression. Enough self-pity, but I really don't know what to do. Here are my...
ohbrustin
ohbrustin
Does this happen to anyone else?
Created by ohbrustinat10/10/09 - 5:44 pm|24 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Does this happen to others?
Greywolf
Greywolf
EEG patterns
Created by Greywolfat10/3/09 - 1:49 pm|34 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I am seeing a Neuro who seems to know nothing about epilepsy, , my partner - who has epilepsy - has heard him say many things that are incorrect about epilepsy.  The Neuro sent me for an EEG and the nurse conducting the EEG turned round and asked me if...
ycmom
ycmom
Do you agree or disagree?
Created by ycmomat11/30/07 - 9:50 pm|137 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
My daughter is 15 yrs old and has recently seen a pediatric neurologist specialist. The have done a sleep deprived EEG and it came back normal. I know that this is common and most say that unless you are having a seizure at time of EEG then it will not show...
silvia...
silvia...
Are these seizures?
Created by silvia...at4/10/09 - 12:45 pm|35 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi I am suspecting that my boyfriend is having seizures, but I am not sure if he is. He has no history of epilepsy or any other seizure disorder. However, I noticed a peculiar pattern in his behavior. Every so often (at a distance of several...
cependell
cependell
Jerks when falling asleep
Created by cependellat9/19/09 - 4:47 pm|27 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello! I am not new to epilepsy (I've had tonic clonic seizures for like 8 years), however, this is puzzling me. My boyfriend has had full or partial body jerks as he's falling asleep now for most of his adult life and it's never really bothered him so he's...
johnho...
johnho...
Recent VEEG testing
Created by johnho...at10/3/09 - 6:35 am|17 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I returned home the other day from three days of VEEG (video eeg) monitoring.  Having done this several times in the past, with no success, I finally had great results.  I am writing this to stress the need for good neurologists.  My former neuro would...
ecperkins
ecperkins
new diagnosis, but unsure if it fits
Created by ecperkinsat9/26/09 - 7:28 pm|29 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
orygun
orygun
Cardiac Symptoms
Created by orygunat9/27/09 - 12:24 am|9 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello everyone,
kimshere
kimshere
Seizures During Sleep
Created by kimshereat8/17/09 - 5:43 pm|25 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello...
Mama-Mia
Mama-Mia
Feedback for veeg, seizure monitoring!! Please share your experie...
Created by Mama-Miaat11/15/08 - 9:03 am|105 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello, I am a patient volunteering at my hospital on a team striving to improve the safety in the seizure monitoring unit.  Our work is published at the AES annual meeting.  The information gathered helps hospitals all over the world make the VEEG...
Little...
Little...
24 hour EEG w 2 year old
Created by Little...at7/2/08 - 2:45 pm|19 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
wldhrt13
wldhrt13
inpatient VEEG test
Created by wldhrt13at9/16/09 - 2:37 pm|17 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
how many events/seizures do they make you have while you're in there before they let you go home btw? is one enough? or do they make you have em over and over?
galaxymel
galaxymel
Ambulatory EEG..I could really use your advice
Created by galaxymelat7/18/09 - 5:56 am|15 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
pewter
pewter
Seen by new Neuro, don't have seizures
Created by pewterat9/16/09 - 2:21 pm|15 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
was seen by a new neuro ran down my symptoms discussed that I was having some "altered awareness" symptoms that were bothering me and that perhaps the Topamax wasn't working so well though the loss of consciousness was gone. he,...
wargrass
wargrass
Panayiotopoulos Syndrome Diagnosis (Long)
Created by wargrassat10/8/07 - 6:43 pm|215 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I am so unbelievably frustrated by how long it takes to get the healthcare system moving. My dd is 6 and September 13th she had her first seizure. She has had 7 since then. It is hereditary, as I had seizures from 8 to 14. We got...
Jensey84
Jensey84
Simple Partial Sensory Seizures
Created by Jensey84at9/10/09 - 6:53 pm|28 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi I was diagnosed with Epilepsy back in March of this year. Took about 5 months before I accepted it. I was always under the impression that a seizure is whenyou drop to the ground and shake.  I had a AVM rupture in 1998. Was started on epileptic drugs,...
Boo2008
Boo2008
10 Month with Periventricular (subependymal) Heterotopia
Created by Boo2008at9/6/09 - 6:27 am|5 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
stephs...
stephs...
I gotta seize - help me pleeze!
Created by stephs...at2/20/09 - 2:04 pm|54 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Help! In a week and a half I'm having a sleep study done to try to catch one of my nighttime "spells" while I'm hooked up to machines. Long story short, I've been pinballed around with doctors (NOT my choice - personel change, etc.) and my new...
paigeg
paigeg
I had a seizure during my EEG lights did it!
Created by paigegat5/24/09 - 11:42 am|63 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing

 
james
james
Do i have epilipsy??
Created by jamesat12/7/05 - 8:33 am|4254 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
hey guys big question i know, seems like yo gotta go through a lot of scans and doctors before they can tell you for sure!!! anyway the topic of de ja vu came up in discussion with a group of my friends in college and i said that...
bevs
bevs
sleep deprivation eeg
Created by bevsat1/15/06 - 11:56 am|4246 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
hi every one can any one tell me what a sleep deprivation eeg is and what it entails? i know i should of asked more questions when i saw my neuro but it was one of those moments when everything goes woozy cheers bevsx...
Donnamrk
Donnamrk
how anti depressents increase seizures cause status and lead to s...
Created by Donnamrkat10/31/06 - 8:42 pm|3914 Views|33 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Did you know that you can walk around for twenty five years with partial epilepsy that has not been treated and then be placed on an antidepressent and suffer psychosis. It happened to me and the mania became an obcession. I know...
Peaches78
Peaches78
normal eegs....i feel like i'm going crazy
Created by Peaches78at10/12/06 - 10:01 pm|3669 Views|24 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Ok I know this is long, but I really need some help figuring this out. I started having weird symptoms in May of last year. I thought they were panic attacks so I didn't pay them much attention, even though I knew they didn't really...
lisab
lisab
New - Deja vu
Created by lisabat4/5/05 - 5:00 am|2981 Views|66 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, my name is Lisa and this is my first time posting.  I am 39 years and a mother of two daughters.  About 18 months ago, I had two experiences of deja vu.  After the deju vu feeling passed, I had a strange feeling...
vanill...
vanill...
Prior to a sleep-deprived EEG (help)
Created by vanill...at7/27/05 - 10:48 am|2810 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, I will do a sleep deprived EEG friday, I never did this. I don't know what to do thursday. Can we eat in the night before? I know we can't take caffeine, but can we take cafeine-free diet coke? My EEG is at...
ianlaw
ianlaw
How long can sensory simple partial seizures last?
Created by ianlawat4/4/07 - 11:07 am|1938 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello, I've had epilepsy for 10 year. I had 7 seizures without warning and with direct loss of consiousness. Thanks to medication I've been free of seizures for 7 years until last week. Unlike the earlier seizures I felt it coming...
Cece55555
Cece55555
I Feel Like I'm Losing My Mind & I'm sick of being sick
Created by Cece55555at2/9/06 - 8:14 pm|1908 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
About 2 years I was at work and feel into a Gran Maul my first seizure ever, I had 4 more that week my life has fallen apart ever since. I am on my 3rd neurologist, I've had countless EEG even the 72 hour test they do when that hook...
jj84gal
jj84gal
New - Sleep Apnea causing epilepsy?!
Created by jj84galat1/3/06 - 8:40 pm|1900 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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,...
Essie
Essie
Please help with SCIO (Quantum Energy) diagnosis and Miracle prom...
Created by Essieat10/19/06 - 2:33 am|1871 Views|10 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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....
theres...
theres...
Is it possible to have seizures while remaining conscious? PLS HELP!!!
Created by theres...at11/21/04 - 4:19 pm|1854 Views|30 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I've had these "seizure-like" episodes for 5 months now.  The first one I had started while I was sitting at my desk at work and I had an aura for about an hour where I got this zig-zag line in front of my eyes and I couldn't...
missy_hp
missy_hp
Does anyone have rapid heartbeats before a seizure??
Created by missy_hpat11/15/05 - 6:33 am|1792 Views|18 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I am a 26 year old female and have had seizures for the about 6 years now. The cause is unknown. Every month or so I go through "episodes" of rapid heartbeats. After a day or two they stop and don't start again for another month....
knorto...
knorto...
pseudo seizures / non-epiletic seizures
Created by knorto...at3/28/05 - 3:39 pm|1768 Views|8 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I need as much information on dealing w/ pseudo seizures as well as "regular" seizures.  The meds for "regular" seizures is not controlling them completely.  All tests (EEG, MRI, CT Scan, blood work) shows no seizure activity. ...
Christ...
Christ...
Different Seizure Types with JME?
Created by Christ...at12/26/06 - 4:40 pm|1733 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Short and to the point: I was recently diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, something that took me by complete surprise on account of the fact that I'm twenty. Still, I took the diagnoses in stride, and decided to come out...
Bedge
Bedge
Simple Partial Sezuires Explained?
Created by Bedgeat10/22/06 - 7:27 pm|1691 Views|11 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi! For those out there who have simple partials, are you able to explain how you feel to me? I am trying to understand if I am having anxiety about complex partials, or if I am having simple partials - or if its a bit of both! I...
theres...
theres...
Had SZRE while on EEG, results normal. need advice PLEASE :(
Created by theres...at12/6/04 - 3:53 pm|1622 Views|10 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Tonight I went to see another neurologist for a second opinion.  I explained the symptoms I have been having lately.  I have seen this neuro twice before, but my symptoms have gotten a little worse lately, as I have begun...
seekin...
seekin...
Undetectable Siezure Activity on Video EEG yet episodes experienced?
Created by seekin...at7/28/05 - 7:32 pm|1578 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
has anyone ever gone thru a 96 hr Video EEG, have "episodes" or "events"  and yet nothing showed on EEG?My hubby is in Hospital all this week for 96 Hour Video EEG. He experienced an episode the other day (exactly...
Avalon
Avalon
Very Scary Undiagnosed Symptoms-Dr.says TLE. PLEASE READ!
Created by Avalonat7/12/06 - 7:52 am|1568 Views|18 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hello- I'm new to this site and found it in hopes that someone might be experiencing the same things I am. In January or just before, I began having problems comprehending what I read or follow a lecture or story line. I'm 32...
vanill...
vanill...
Search people with Temporal lobe epilepsy ....
Created by vanill...at7/24/05 - 7:48 am|1551 Views|18 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, I am 30, and suffer from depersonalization and derealization since mt cesarean, 2 years ago. I have memory and orientation problems, as well as depression. I see a psychiatrist...
Jorge ...
Jorge ...
DOOSE SYNDROME
Created by Jorge ...at3/25/07 - 3:16 pm|1538 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi! my 5 yr daugther was diagnosed with Doose Syndrome (Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy). Can anyone help me in getting information about this syndrome? It seems that there is not too much information or I am not looking in the correct...
kyliec...
kyliec...
48 hour sleep deprivation test & tips for staying awake
Created by kyliec...at12/4/06 - 4:05 pm|1532 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I fainted, and they are testing me for epilepsy. Firstly the neurologist said that I will need to have a 24-hour sleep deprivation EEG. Then I had a regular EEG test which showed that I had no signs of epilepsy. He then decided that...
lrshaw
lrshaw
EEG & Tegretol
Created by lrshawat1/10/07 - 8:04 am|1523 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I was diagnosed as bipolar Dec '06 & my doc put me on Tegretol & Clonazepam. I'm scheduled for an EEG Jan 19-22 to (hopefully) find out if what I had was a seizure. I called my neuro to find out if either drug would interfere w/the...
vtec
vtec
what to do?
Created by vtecat10/27/06 - 2:50 pm|1462 Views|6 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi, I am very new on here. Bear with me if my post may be too long but I am really confused. Recently, I have been diagnosed with Social and Panic attacks. The doctor and therapist strongly believe that my anixety is the source...
jjbeck419
jjbeck419
CP and EEG results.... scared to death :(
Created by jjbeck419at12/9/05 - 6:25 pm|1425 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi all. I have a 19 MO w/ mild to moderate rt hemi CP ( effected on left side). Her speech and language are above average for her age. And her cognitive abilities are pretty up there for her age, NO MR. It is just her left side where...
Bedge
Bedge
I think it's all over ...
Created by Bedgeat12/26/06 - 3:51 am|1324 Views|10 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi Guys, I'm back. Have been a bit quite latley. Not sure if I belong here any more. Well, I had my 5 hour VEEG and then a 5 day amulatory EEG. Results came back normal. So I am still left with my inital 20 minute EEG that came...

 
val31178
val31178
2 1/2 year old, looking for answers.
Created by val31178at1/6/09 - 10:21 pm|45 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I just wanted to get some input from people here who may have some insight. Until my daughters neuro appointment next Friday where I can ask her these, I would see what others think.
Molloyl
Molloyl
"Dream like" episodes. Are they seizures
Created by Molloylat1/26/09 - 12:21 pm|43 Views|5 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
tlh64
tlh64
"Driving Response?"
Created by tlh64at8/25/07 - 9:23 pm|401 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi all. There is a phrase I would like the definition of. It is "driving response". It is found in my EEG report and is in the section relating to the strobe light part of the EEG. I know that this part of the test is to determine...
Steph618
Steph618
"My first VEEG"
Created by Steph618at10/12/06 - 1:25 pm|374 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hey it's Steph back online.I need some advice because I have to be sleep deprived FOR 2 DAYS STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!!!SEND SOME FEEDBACK PLEASE THANX :) ...
jc-32
jc-32
New - "Not Normal" Strange Symptoms, but dr still call it seizures
Created by jc-32at11/3/09 - 11:14 am|21 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
Boo2008
Boo2008
10 Month with Periventricular (subependymal) Heterotopia
Created by Boo2008at9/6/09 - 6:27 am|5 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Gracie...
Gracie...
11 month baby girl with myoclonic and atonic, searching for help
Created by Gracie...at4/23/07 - 7:46 pm|449 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I am new to this site. My 11 month old, Gracie has myoclonic and atonic seizures. She was diagnosed with myoclonic in January, treated with Kepra which stopped the myoclonic episodes but then the "head drop" seizures became more prevelant....
jmomsa
jmomsa
15 Month Old: Possible Atonic Seizures?
Created by jmomsaat4/23/09 - 7:22 pm|21 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Here's the story: Three weeks ago my otherwise healthy and normal 15 month old son dropped to his knees, turned blue, arched his back, stopped breathing, and passesd out. He came around within 30 seconds and started breathing. We rushed to the ER (actually...
texash...
texash...
15 year old daughter having seizures Psuedo or not Psuedo???
Created by texash...at5/20/06 - 9:46 pm|1046 Views|9 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi all I am new to this site and looking for some insight. My 15 year old daughter started having seizures ( back & neck rigid and full body shaking/jerking) on April 7th. After two trips to the ER and a clear EEG I was told that they...
lilith...
lilith...
2 weeks in Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and EEG's completely normal?!?
Created by lilith...at1/19/09 - 12:18 pm|41 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi,
deenacann
deenacann
2 yr old - questions about causes of seizures
Created by deenacannat2/5/09 - 10:09 am|22 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
HI there.  I have some questions for those with expeirence with absence seizures.   Last summer when my daughter was about 20 months old we noticed that she would move both eyes to a 45 degree angle, always in the same direction to the right,...
Little...
Little...
24 hour EEG w 2 year old
Created by Little...at7/2/08 - 2:45 pm|19 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
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...
jenna1
jenna1
3 day eeg
Created by jenna1at1/8/05 - 9:53 am|704 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
i have been told by the neuro that he would like to do a 3 day eeg. he didn't say but do they normally do that at home or in hospital?Thanks...
shelby...
shelby...
3 days in hospital no diagnosis
Created by shelby...at11/7/06 - 2:19 pm|537 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
On August 11th I woke up at 6 am with a bad pain in my lower back, I stood up and my lower back felt worse, the next thing I remember my boyfriend ask me what I was doing in the floor, he said I fell to the floor, my eyes were open...
stephs...
stephs...
30 minute Seizure Series - What it is?
Created by stephs...at7/28/07 - 7:37 am|595 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I need of bit of help figuring out what the heck is happening to me. I can’t find any decisive information on the Internet. I can’t get in to see a doctor. I would be grateful for any feedback, ideas, input, URLs, etc....
heathyliz
heathyliz
4 hour EEG coming up...what to expect?
Created by heathylizat3/10/08 - 7:43 am|21 Views
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I'm having a 4-hour non video, sleep deprived EEG in a couple of weeks, this after an EEG, MRI and CT scan showed nothing (though I know that nothing is quite common and not that horrible...at least it didn't show a tumor!). My question: what might this EEG...
catwhi...
catwhi...
4 year old with one seizure per month, average of every 28 days
Created by catwhi...at3/11/08 - 10:57 am|101 Views|2 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I'm on a hunt for someone who has had the same experience as I am experiencing with my daughter. Extremely brief version: Year and half ago completely healthy daughter (3 years old) drops into status for over 5 hours and is put into an induced...
kyliec...
kyliec...
48 hour sleep deprivation test & tips for staying awake
Created by kyliec...at12/4/06 - 4:05 pm|1532 Views|3 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I fainted, and they are testing me for epilepsy. Firstly the neurologist said that I will need to have a 24-hour sleep deprivation EEG. Then I had a regular EEG test which showed that I had no signs of epilepsy. He then decided that...
thompsonk
thompsonk
5 yr old son had EEG...
Created by thompsonkat3/2/07 - 2:29 pm|449 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
My son is 5, had an unexplained seizure last week. Neurological test in dr's office seemed fine, blood tests were fine. Had an eeg last week. Called today for the results, nurse had report but doctor not in till monday and will call...
dandgmom
dandgmom
5 yr old-ambulatory EEG
Created by dandgmomat2/28/07 - 1:57 pm|434 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
My 5 yr. old son is going to be having an 24 hr. ambulatory EEG, hopefully within the month, to see if it is wise to take him off Tegretol. He's been seizure free for 2 years now so we'd like to try taking him off. I looked up what...
deallover
deallover
6 year old in induced coma for over 20 days seizures all test...
Created by dealloverat12/15/06 - 9:14 pm|1111 Views|11 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hi all, I am new here. My cousin's son is 6 years old and he is in the Children's hospital of Philadelphia. He had fever (103), stomach ache and head ache for 3 days and then the day after thanks giving in the early morning...
iloved...
iloved...
6yr old with complex partial seizures
Created by iloved...at3/10/06 - 2:23 pm|649 Views|4 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
my 6 yr old was diagnosed with complex partial seizures, he has complex motor tics as well. i have been to two neuros and neither of them can tell me if he is still having seizures. i think he is b/c he acts like he doesnt even hear...
katw0826
katw0826
72 hour EEG?
Created by katw0826at4/14/08 - 8:56 am|13 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
I just had an EEG at my neurologist's office on Friday.  After the test, the technician said "You were really drowsy - I hope you don't need a 72 hour EEG."  Does anyone know why a 72 hour EEG might be prescribed?  All the technician said was...
shanno...
shanno...
8 YEAR OLD'S UNDIAGNOSED EPISODES
Created by shanno...at2/28/07 - 7:27 am|892 Views|7 Comments
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
My daughter has been having unusual episodes for a little over a year. She complains of things seeming very far away, like she is looking through a tunnel and amplified hearing. She asks Mommy to whisper, or turn off the t.v. any...
agyat_...
agyat_...
A query about epilepsy
Created by agyat_...at10/18/05 - 8:28 am|542 Views|1 Comment
Posted To: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
One of the symptoms of Epilepsy stated here is - Eyes becoming glossy Is it possible to have only this symptom, confirming 'epilepsy' or this may be associated with other diseases too? Can a patient intentionally, achieve this...