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question about EEG and related symptoms...please help???
Sat, 10/20/2012 - 02:40Comments
Re: question about EEG and related symptoms...please help???
Submitted by Noa on Sun, 2012-10-21 - 14:25
Re: question about EEG and related symptoms...please help???
Submitted by pkdz on Sun, 2012-10-21 - 21:25
The EEGs are not definitive, that is for sure. I've had normal EEGs just days after a tonic-clonic. When my seizures weren't being controlled, I had a lot of trouble with my memory. I forgot entire conversations. I suggested seeing a movie that I had already seen. I hadn't remembered seeing it. Drawn to the same type of movie, over and over again.
The EEGs are not definitive, that is for sure. I've had normal EEGs just days after a tonic-clonic. When my seizures weren't being controlled, I had a lot of trouble with my memory. I forgot entire conversations. I suggested seeing a movie that I had already seen. I hadn't remembered seeing it. Drawn to the same type of movie, over and over again.
Re: question about EEG and related symptoms...please help???
Submitted by SamanthaA65 on Sun, 2012-10-21 - 13:23
i have epilepsy and have had it for 46 yrs. i know when i have too many close together it affects my memory. i have chunks just gone. and every time i come out of a seizure i am tired, wiped out, confused. by all means, you saw someone thinking it was anxiety, you have had them witness it. you are not satisfied, find a neurologist and be agressive, don't let them just say we are gonna do this and that, ask questions. i used to do the tests and felt like i was told were gonna treat like this and out the door i went. i had to learn to say i want more of a say in my own treatment. now i get a chance every time to ask any questions and walk out understanding what we try next. Hope I helped.