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epilepsy or not
Sat, 08/03/2019 - 15:34good afternoon,
I needed your help. First of all I want to say that I used google translator to help me in this. I had 2 sensations like deja vus. These days I had was very stressed. In one of them working alone with tooth eaters and with a full house. Suddenly came to me some images of something, which thought was something I had already seen either on TV or somewhere else and had a tight stomach. At the time I thought it was because of the toothache medication I had taken to excess. Another situation was about 1 year later when I had quit my job and the company didn't like it. and I had another deja vu feeling. My neurologist's team said it was epilepsy because as I have a disease that can cause it was epilepsy and nothing else. The eeg accused little spikes nothing more. They told me to take medication and forbade me to drive. They say that they are not 100% sure, but everything indicates that they think there is no examination that can tell me that it is. A doctor I consulted after this found it strange and from the experience he feared was not the first patient they thought was epilepsy and just because the treatment was working was because it was. Can you tell me what tests you can do to know if or not?
Hi vanessa5, Thanks for
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2019-08-05 - 09:16
Hi vanessa5, Thanks for posting. We cannot determine if you have epilepsy, or not, so it’s very important that you continue to follow-up with your healthcare team to further discuss these episodes and any potential changes in side effects, behaviors,symptoms or frequency. https://www.epilepsy.com/sites/core/files/atoms/files/pg2L_HealthCareVisits_09-2018.pdf . For additional information on seizures and diagnosing epilepsy please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/what-seizure https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/diagnosis/diagnosis-101-basicshttps://www.epilepsy.com/learn/diagnosis/diagnosis-101/what-tests-are-neededLearn more about EEG readings here: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/diagnosis/eeg https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/diagnosis/eeg/how-read-eegFor assistance finding a specialist near you,please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/find-epilepsy-specialist or by visiting the National Association of Epilepsy Centers at: www.naec-epilepsy.org https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/find-epilepsy-specialist/find-epilepsy-centerAdditionally you may always contact our national 24/7 helpline by emailing us at contactus@efa.org, or by calling, 1-800-332-1000, for additional questions you may have and assistance in connecting you to national resources: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/247-helplineor local resources: https://www.epilepsy.com/affiliates