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Topic: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing

Video EEG terror

04/2012 | 0 Comments

I was told by my neurologist today that I need to have a video eeg. After researching exactly what that is, I feel I cannot possible do it. I am a...
Panic attacks that are actually seizures

04/2012 | 11 Comments

Hi all! Wow, to say I've been on a journey is an understatement. I've suffered from what I thought was panic/anxiety attacks for coming on 7 years. I...
Normal EEG?

03/2012 | 0 Comments

Hi, I have had tonic-clonic seizures about every 6-8 months for the last four years. I am currently on Lamictal (just switched from the generic...
possible non convulsive epilepticus?

02/2012 | 0 Comments

Anyone have experience with nonconvulsive status epilepticus? My sister in law has had epilepsy for 20 yrs since she was 13 no known cause 4 days ago...
Rolandic Seizures - Just confused !

02/2012 | 2 Comments

Hi All, I have a 23 year old daughter who has been diagnosed with Rolandic Epilepsy, has had 3 mris with normal reports but EEG with the expected...
Epilepsy or brain tumor?

02/2012 | 0 Comments

Hi, everyone! My first time posting here. I've had seizures for about 6 months. Started as a once a month type of thing. But now in January it's been...
R.E. Marijuana Causes Seizures

01/2012 | 3 Comments

I was reading an old forum from '08 about someone having seizures from smoking marijuana. A lot of people seemed to believe that weed stops seizures...
Help Others with Epilepsy!

01/2012 | 0 Comments

Hey everyone, I am part of a study at Columbia University which hopes to build upon the collected wisdom of people living with epilepsy to inform...
Nervous and Scared about Epilepsy

01/2012 | 1 Comments

Hello.. I am writing to you all today because I am very nervous about something. It may seem funny, or stupid, or crazy, I don't know. But I feel like...
Phase reversal - what is is?

01/2012 | 0 Comments

Hi, I am just wondering what "phase reversal" means on my child's abnormal EEGs. She has complex partial seizures always with spikes and sharp waves...
Autism and Epilepsy???

01/2012 | 1 Comments

Okay, so I recently got diagnosed with the autism spectrum disorder, Aspergers. I already have epilepsy but I'm trying to more understand the link...
New to this

01/2012 | 0 Comments

Hi, I don't know if anyone can help me but here goes. In August of last year I woke up with a headach on the right side of my head. I went and got...

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