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A friend has partial complex and I met her thru a friend . We were at a deli eating dinner She pushed a salt shaker across the table she stopped talking at that time When her eyes stopped being… read more
I had bad headaches accompanied by visual auras before my first seizure. My fingers and arm moved involuntarily before this, while sleeping I had spasms. Eventually my headache tolerance increased. I… read more
Mine always start as focal. Then they spread to generalized seizures
yes i have focal seizures as well as many others but latly ive only had very small focal seizures due to my vns helping me with my epilepsy
Same here I talk but don’t make sense
Hello everyone I am a new member and would like to connect with more people who can relate to my neurological condition. I am located in Dallas, TX and if any others are interested don't hesitate to comment or message. I look forward to hearing from some of you all. And Happy Holidays!😇
When did you get it?
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1959 is when I was diagnosed at age 7.
My one hour Eeg showed sharp waves over bilateral frontal lobes, more dominant on the left.
My ambulatory Eeg said that it could not rule out partial seizures but read as follows.
" intermittent and elipitform spike and sharp waves were noted in the bilateral frontal regions,more on the left. Intermittent runs of sharply contoured theta waves centropartietal head region, more on the left."
Goes on to talk about focal cortical irritability and epilipic potiential. And the clincial significance… read more
It sounds like there were some abnormal brain waves, even if you didn't have a seizure. When medication dosages are being lowered and new meds are being introduced, sometimes we don't have enough of… read more
I noticed lately lots of people on the forum are having lots of blackouts as well as seizures. Is there a common link here or medication?
The blackouts I experienced is a form of a seizure. It an also be a side effect from the medication.
I had a conversation with a few people here. We all have had difficulties speaking. Getting confused, slurring words, dyslexia getting worse, not being able to put sentences together properly, etc.
If that’s a seizure, what type of seizure is it?
Or is it more likely just side-effects of medications?
Thanks.
@Pamale6
I always had trouble speaking clearly when I was having an aura, which is a warning sign for a seizure.
