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Topic: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing

Uncontrolled Epilepsy

06/2006 | 3 Comments

I have a son that is now 15 years of age. At the age of 9 he started seizuring for no reason. The standard things were done, MRI, CT scan, etc...
So confused and dont know what to do!!!!

06/2006 | 7 Comments

For the past 8 months, (I am 18 years old), I have been having these shaking attacks. You know, it's so hard to explain though. I begin to get very...
Need a little help on brain mapping

06/2006 | 5 Comments

I know it sounds like I might be jumping ahead a bit. So bear with me. I've been going through the testing to see if I'm a candidate for surgery. So...
EEG results

06/2006 | 1 Comments

My EEG results read "no focal changes seen, but several bursts of high amplitude, generalized slowing is seen" Can anyone tell me what this means...
EEG,MRI, and figuring out

05/2006 | 4 Comments

I was supposed to have an EEG on Wednesday afternoon. Apparently there was a scheduling problem with the tech. So.... no, they didn't reschedule it...
Non epileptic Attack Disorder

05/2006 | 3 Comments

Hi guys, well there is an awful lot on here about epilepsy, but like a lot of you i have been diagnosed with non epileptic attack disorder or nes or...
VNS and endoscopy

05/2006 | 0 Comments

Anyone have any experience with having a VNS implant and having an endoscopy done? I had a tumor removed from my esophagus a few years ago, and I just...
Deperate for some advice

05/2006 | 9 Comments

First thank you to anyone who may read this at all: I am a 20 year old female, and I am in need of some guidance. This website is full of information...
Head Injury Related Seizures

05/2006 | 2 Comments

Does EEG show or rule out if the seizure injury related or due to other causes? A generalized seizure seems to be unlikely from an injury because it...
Partial Epilepsy

05/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi I am a bit new to this, so please bear with me. I have been having grand mal seizures since the age of 17 I am now 31 in total I have 8 seizures I...
seizure while in hospital

05/2006 | 0 Comments

Recently I was hospitalized for epilepsy testing. Partly because I had read a lot about epilepsy, I had some ideas about why might happen. On my third...
EEG results

05/2006 | 0 Comments

Hi... I'm new here. I saw a neurologist for some random episodes. I've had some lost time, some visual hallucinations, and some periods of feeling...
seizures during EEGs?

05/2006 | 0 Comments

I was wondering if it's commonplace for epileptics to have seizures while having the "standard hospital EEG"--you know, the strobe light, etc trying...
eeg 2nd opinions

05/2006 | 2 Comments

Hi, Does anyone have any experience with a new dr getting access to a previous eeg strip, to have it reviewed by another neuro? The reason would be to...
Wish me luck!

05/2006 | 2 Comments

Well, its been a LONG time since I have posted. Today is my first neurology appt. My PCP gave me the green light on a referral. Hopefully we will get...
Consulting with a Geneticist

04/2006 | 0 Comments

In my family the incidence of inheriting epilepsy is now termed by a new geneticist we have started seeing as "severe". To me it's alarming. I have a...
my 2 1/2 year may have epilepsy?

04/2006 | 4 Comments

My 2 1/2 year old daughter, Jordan, has been wearing glasses since last fall. We are on a US Air Force Base in Japan, and the medical center here...

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