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Head Injury resulitng in Epilepsy
Fri, 06/09/2006 - 13:33Topic: Women With Epilepsy
About 5 years ago I passed out from low blood pressure in a parking lot which resulted in a severe head injury and a grand mal seizure. Since then I have had complex partials... it took me a year before I would start dilantin.
My neurologist at the time made it sound like the epilepsy would not be forever, that there should be a time where I could stop the dilantin.
I have tried, unsuccessfully, for the last two years... my question is, is there anyone out there whose epilepsy went away after a head injury?
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Re: Re: Re: Head Injury resulitng in Epilepsy
Submitted by malibu on Mon, 2006-07-17 - 09:02
All I know for sure is that one seizure begets another so try to stay seizure free for as long as poss
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Re: Re: Head Injury resulitng in Epilepsy
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2006-07-10 - 20:58
Hi Nancy, Have you had a chance to look at the women's section for hormonal relationships? Here are a few links. Hormonal shifts with menopause can be tricky - often an imbalance of estrogen to progesterone! www.epilepsy.com/info/women_menopause.html http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/hormones.html Good luck at appointment! Epi_help