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not sure
Thu, 03/01/2007 - 19:10Topic: Women With Epilepsy
Hi, I am new here. I have been reading some of the other posts and some of the symptoms sound like what happens to me. When I was about 2 I was diagnosed with epilepsy, I used to take grand mal seizures. The last time I had a seizure was when I was 7. Now I am a little over 30 and I believe I started having simple partial seizures. 10 months ago I had an absense seizure but it started like the partial.
I usually get a strange feeling like something is about to happen, then I get a strange tingling behind my right ear, my eyes go dark and my ears block up, then my tongue tingles from the front to the back and I feel flush, and I remember everything that happens, this only lasts about 20-30 seconds at a time. I had an EEG done and it was normal, I'm not sure if I should go see a neurologist or not.
Is anyone else out there experiences anything like this?
Re: not sure
Submitted by solis on Thu, 2007-03-01 - 22:17
"Approximately one-half of all EEGs done for patients with seizures are interpreted as normal. Even many individuals who experience weekly or monthly seizures have some EEGs that are read as normal." http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/eeg_normal.html I'd strongly recommend you see a neurologist or an epileptologist (a neurologist that specializes in E) and get yourself checked out asap. Best wishes, ~sol