Seizures & Thyroid or Metabolic Syndrome

Re: Seizures & Thyroid or Metabolic Syndrome

Submitted by sujitpavithran on Thu, 2010-11-04 - 17:12

ok, this is interesting. i've been epileptic for the past 17 years, and the docs can't seem to figure out why. my CT scans don't show anything and my EEGs are inconclusive. was on sodium valproate for ever, and now recently have been shifted to levetiracetam. they assume it is due to knocks i've taken to my head during boxing at the national defence academy. i don't buy this. there are too many cases of epilepsy in my immediate family for it to be a co-incidence. moreover, there's no visible scarring in my scans. my maternal uncle, a first cousin, a first cousin's kid and an aunt are all epileptics. what i have noticed is that right next to an epilepsy case is a thyroid case (either a mother or sister usually). the epileptic themselves need not necessarily have a thyroid issue, but there's usually a sibling or parent who's a thyroid patient. every time i've brought this up with my docs, they've pooh-poohed it, and it really pisses me off because i'm a scientist myself and it bothers me when people talk down to me about something that i have intimate experience of and pretty much dictates my life choices. so, though i have no answer to your question, please check around your own families, and mention it to your doctors... maybe you'll have better luck than myself :) if you do turn up something, i'd appreciate it if you shared your info. thanks! and here's to a seizure-free year ahead!