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Absence Seizures

My recently diagnosed 13 year old suffers from a lot of absence seizures particularly when he's stressed. Some of these absence seizures appear to last 10-15 minutes or longer. I...

Has anyone ever tried deep brain stimulation to treat their epilepsy?

How did it go and has it improved your life?...

How do I cope with temporal seizures?

Hi, I am f 24 and I am new to epilepsy. This will be a long post so please bare with me. :) 10 months ago I started having some...

Has anyone had angry outbursts related to taking Keppra?

I’ve been on Keppra for seizures the past 3 years and have noticed an increase in angry outbursts and outrage that’s unlike me. I also find myself getting sad and...

Anti-seizure drugs (AEDs) and epilepsy

It is said that Anti-seizure or antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can effectively prevent seizures in about 7 out of 10 people with epilepsy. However, they can also create long-term, serious side...

Having Seizures With Banging my head against the wall and yelingx543

Hello i started having small jerks i do not remember what happen after that i assume from seizures then i woke up i guess ( i do not remember what...

feeling of iv contras and dizziness before blacking out

Hello, I am just wondering if anyone else has had symptoms like this? I also get really sweaty and my hands and feet lock up. Also if you know what...

Nocturnal seizures

Hi, my friend had a nocturnal seizure (while asleep) last september 2023, wasnt allowed to drive for 6 months from the date of the seizure and after mri’s on heart...

Help! Anyone out there have or know someone with seizures similar

My 9 year old son started having seizures when he was around 5 (that we know of). We have had EEGs MRIs and any and all testing done. They have...

What EEG determine?

Hi, can an EEG determine if epileptic seizures are focal or generalized? See where in the brain they are triggered? Can EEG determine what type of epilepsy it is?...

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