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Possible triggers
Tue, 04/05/2016 - 12:52Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
New to this. My son (16) had his first seizure in sept he started very confused not responding properly plus a strange body twitch. We believe he is hypoglycaemic so we thought his blood sugar had dropped. We decided to take him to the ER where he had a full tonic/clinic seizure. Eeg and Mri Drs app all followed they decided to call it primary generalized epliepsy (the dr stressed it was not epilepsy) nothing more till 6 months latter he showed the same confusion and muscle twitch so on Drs suggestion we gave him one of his emergency pills lorazepam and all symptoms stopped. About the same time we discovered he had a badly infected tooth that the dentist said had been infected for months. My question is could that have been the trigger for both episodes? The blood work from his first did show a low grade infection going on.
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Epilepsy starting in the
Submitted by margiefox118@live.com on Mon, 2016-04-11 - 14:07
Epilepsy starting in the teens is very common. Hormone levels are fluctuating- whether a boy or girl- at this age. The proper meds will help keep seizures in check. Be thankful he does not have a much more serious prob like diabetes, stroke, heart which could be terminal. Brain seizures can also be traced to a starting point in the brain which tells what " type" they are. This is how the proper treatment is determined and which medications will be best. It may take time to find the right one-esp if no starting point can be found.Because it was his 1st is why the doctor stressed not epilepsy, because seizures can be caused by many traumatic malfunctions in the brain or body-things much worse than chronic epilepsy. Seizures are unique in every brain- a neurologist will determine the best for your son. You are new to this so watching a seizure is tough but you will eventually know what to expect. You would not believe how common epilepsy is- 20% of all people. The more I mention mine the more people I meet who have it or have friends/relatives who have the same.If a child of mine had epilepsy I would be relieved it was not a much worse health problem. The more you learn the more you will feel the same.
Very good advice-reading this
Submitted by margiefox118@live.com on Mon, 2016-04-11 - 14:07
Very good advice-reading this will provide proven medical data. And also why these triggers causes seizures in an epileptic's brain