Epilepsy A Serious Neurological Disorder - Is there any Hope for Recovery? »
Posted By WikiMap 4 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsEpilepsy describes a neurological disorder where the patient suffers from recurrent seizures or fits. A seizure is caused by a sudden burst of excess electrical activity in the brain which in mild cases can just result in a few minutes of absentmindedness, to violent convulsions or loss of consciousness in more severe cases.
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denali294 months, 2 weeks ago
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My daughter was dignosed with epilepsy in Feb. of 2008. She was 3 years old. I had no clue that the episodes she was having in the middle of the night were seizures. It reminded me of a person going through a night terror. This went on for about 2 months before a friend of mine was over and saw my daughter going through this. She immediately told me that it looked like epilepsy. I believed her and thank God that she was there. I took her to her pediatrician and the doctor ordered some tests. An MRI and an EEG were done but nothing showed up. My daughter was awake for these tests. The doctor didn't think anything was wrong. The tests were normal. The episodes continued throughout the night for my daughter. They were getting worse. Her eyes would be open but could not see me. Her eyes were locked to the left and couldn't focus. Her arms and legs were stiff and robotic in the movements. And her body would tremble and jerk. These episodes would last maybe a minute or two. Then her body would relax and she was asleep. The last episode she had before she was diagnosed happened at 3 am and she ended up having 7 seizures within 10 minutes. I rushed her to the emergency room and they thought I was a joke. My mother made them send us to a Childrens hospital 2 hours away. They put her on a 48 hour video EEG and she had a seizure that night. They diagnosed her immediately. She has partial complex epilepsy. She is now 5 and the meds are working great. We hope our story helps others out there that may not know what it is they or a loved one may be going through. Blessings to everyone.
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janeswatts754 months, 2 weeks ago
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I've had epilepsy since I was 9 months old. I'm now in my mid-thirties. Thanks to medication and a lot of understanding I was able to finish school, go to college, and earn a degree. Sometimes I would have to be taken off of one medication and switched to another when it stopped working. I'm on 1200 mg a day of Tegretol and 1800 mg a day of Neurontin. Despite the medications controling the epilepsy most of the time, I still can't get behind the wheel of a car. Dilantin stopped working for me and Phenobarbital made me hyper as a child and sleepy as an adult. If anyone suspects their child or relative is having seizures, its best to get seen by a neurologist after a referral from your family care physician. Getting started on the right medications and finding the right dosage can be tricky. Starting out requires a lot of lab work (blood drawn) to make sure levels aren't affecting the liver and other organs. And don't forget that there are a number of support groups and places to find information on the internet. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I went undiagnosed for over ten years.
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