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Topic: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing

New & Confused

07/2014 | 2 Comments

Hi I was hoping someone might be able to help shed some light onto my situation. I had my first seizure this past Saturday while at work. My head...
Osteoma

07/2014 | 2 Comments

I had forgotten to mention,but when my son experienced his first seizure,the ct scan revealed an incidental finding of a left frontal nasal osteoma...
Magnesium levels

07/2014 | 2 Comments

I keep asking my sons neurologist about low magnesium associated with his seizures.i just read on this site that low magnesium can cause abnormal...
EEG Results - Help Please

07/2014 | 1 Comments

Hi There, I was hoping someone on here could help me better understand my results. I have a history of experiencing seizures where I have passed out...
Seizure Possibly Caused by Cyst?

07/2014 | 1 Comments

While driving a couple of weeks ago I had a seizure. It began with flashing/moving colored lights and shapes. This wasn't the first time I've...
Video EEG frustration

06/2014 | 1 Comments

I am new to the boards, and would like to get some feedback about some frustration that I recently experienced with an apparently inconclusive...
72 Impatient EEG

06/2014 | 2 Comments

My Neurologist is sending me for an 72 Hour EEG due to the fact my seizures have gotten outta control lately and my medication of dilantin levels went...
Diagnose me already!

06/2014 | 0 Comments

Frustration has set in. I have complex partial seizures, shown on EEG July 2013. The test showed the seizure when drowsy, while sleeping, and when...
New Diagnosis

06/2014 | 2 Comments

Hi, about 2 years ago, I started having what I thought was vertigo due to a possible sinus infection. Strange sensations in the center of my forehead...
Migraine

06/2014 | 1 Comments

Hello, I am seeing a neurologist, on the urging of my GP, to evaluate me for possible migralepsy. I've suffered from what My neurologists thought were...
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy or panic attacks?

06/2014 | 1 Comments

I am a bit concerned with what my neurologist has told me. I'm 18 years old and ever since I was 15, I have been getting these unexplainable minute...
Concerned

06/2014 | 2 Comments

I'm very new to this forum and am seeking advice. I've already had one appointment with my neurologist, EEG, cat scan, blood work, MRI, echo and a...
Should I see a Neurologist?

05/2014 | 1 Comments

Hello everyone. I suspect I may be having seizures, but I'm unsure and thought this would be a good place to ask if my symptoms sound epileptic...
Advice for insurance in philadelphia

05/2014 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know where I can sign up for health insurance? Obama care is a huge pain in the ass, and a lot of,if not the majority other companies won...
Simple partial seizures

05/2014 | 0 Comments

Does anyone have simple partial seizures that progress like this: first you feel somewhat anxious, then your heart beats faster, your tongue briefly...
families & follow up

04/2014 | 0 Comments

I am at a lost as to wether I should following up with a neurologists either with psychiatrist/ psychologists. My family is pressuring me to have one...
History vs Tests

04/2014 | 0 Comments

Last March had veeg nothing. things got said and done Dia. Probably PNES follow up Dr. Read whole chart ,saw MIR images read, results Pics had scar...
History vs Tests

04/2014 | 0 Comments

Last March had veeg nothing. things got said and done Dia. Probably PNES follow up Dr. Read whole chart ,saw MIR images read, results Pics had scar...
History vs Tests

04/2014 | 0 Comments

Last March had veeg nothing. things got said and done Dia. Probably PNES follow up Dr. Read whole chart ,saw MIR images read, results Pics had scar...

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