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Epilepsy Diagnosis Possibility

Mon, 04/23/2018 - 21:39
Hello, my name is Devin smith and about a year ago I was diagnosed with epilepsy. Ive had 3 seizures since then and had Status Epileptus. I was curious and wanted to contact a doctor or someone with good knowledge about epilepsy, Is there anyway to diagnose my epilepsy and find out what may have caused it? In particular can you get an MRI or a test of some sort to see if the cause is head trauma? Because about a year ago, before I was diagnosed with epilepsy, person had pushed me and I fell hitting my face. I woke up the next day not knowing what happened the night before or even the days leading up to that like it was the worst blackout I'd ever had. The whole half of my face had turned black and blue and my skin was puffy and torn. I know that epilepsy can appear at anytime in someone's life for unknown reasons but again is there anyway I can diagnose this? Thank you.

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It isn't clear, do you have a

Submitted by Amy Jo on Tue, 2018-04-24 - 01:09
It isn't clear, do you have a regular neurologist? This is a great topic to discuss with your regular neurologist. Imaging is often done and ask if it could be helpful going forward if it does show damage. Most people don't find out the cause of their epilepsy or it can take a while. After three years the doc determined that our child's epilepsy is genetic, given the info that came to light at that point. Except there's no point in getting testing to see if they know the area or areas impacted, insurance wouldn't pay for it as it currently would have no impact on treatment.

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