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When Are Seizures Considered Epilepsy?
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Sparky
Joined: 15-Aug-2007
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 03:13 am
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This question has been bugging me since Supreme Court Justice John Roberts had a seizure several weeks ago. He had a previous grand-mal seizure back in 1992. Is this considered epilepsy? Can you have seizures out of the blue and not have epilepsy? |
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Tags: epilepsy , grand-mal-seizures |
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Sissy
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AngieAndJason
Joined: 18-Mar-2008
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 01:42 pm
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Actually, you can have seizures and not be considered eplileptic. I am living proof. I had several seizures as a child, they stopped and then about 2 yaears ago I began to have them again. I have since been diagnosed with "non-eplileptic seizure disorder". It's all in the brain wave activity that makes them eplileptic seizures I think. |
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Sissy
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Mysterianne
Joined: 07-Jan-2009
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 02:29 am
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Many have been told they are epileptic; which may be true, for some.But after 6 seizures; within a 2 mo. period in '96,after going thru all the gauntlet of tests,complete with "dr. God",standing around, glaring at me, after having been diagnosed with everything from a tumor to needing scads of unwarranted attention,4 neurologists to THIS DAY,still don't know..However;I had to know, because I had just had a 2nd. nervous breakdown,with 4 kids.MARRIED..mk yes...(they do call it an institution,folks)..I had been prescribed a host of drugs to 'CURE' my "symptoms'.I became totally paralyzed from the waist down,experienced a type of chorea, my legs did a crazy, demonic dance on their own.In short, thru the process of elimination,I took myself off the drugs.Dangerous! they warned! (it's not dangerous to lose your ability to walk, I guess), but needless to say,after the drugs got out of my system, I had to learn to walk all over again.
I do not claim to know it all, but I was finally diagnosed with 'Menier's Disease"..so I just don't want any one on here to go thru what I did.
If you are on mind bending drugs,they do affect other parts of your body.I am sorry to be so wordy(I am a writer), but if any one needs to discuss these things further with me I am at your disposal..
Doctors,I don't care how learned and stoic they think they are,they are still just people like us.(until they find a different way to put their pants on!!)I am enjoying this site very much.I COULD NEVER BE A DOCTOR.I would not charge enough...lol
friend...mysterianne (disguised as a 51 yr. old grandmother) |
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