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Getting Lost -- Epilepsy, Dementia, Alzheimer's?
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I've been having moments while I'm driving and suddenly don't know exactly where I am. Eventually, I figure it out, and I've never veered from my original intended route. Nonetheless, it's frightening to think this has happened three times. Is this epilepsy, early onset dementia, Alzheimer's or something else? Has anyone else experienced the same thing?

posted October 15, 2017
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Sometimes seizures do have a negative effect on my memory as well. An example of this is: after finishing reading a number of pages, then having a seizure pretty much everything that is in my short term memory gets erased. Another thing to call it is a "black board effect"-after something is copied off a black board in a class room a teacher erases it. After a seizure is over most of the things in my short term memory gets erased

posted October 18, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have absence seizures too. but i didn't know what they were till i had a car accident.
I was sent to the emergency room, they told me i must see a Nerologist. I had a EEG. and a cat-scan. done.
I was discovered with Epilepsy and my licence was taken away.
Its been a long journey dealing with this.

posted October 25, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Here in the U.S.A. It is true that u must be at least one year seizure free before u are allowed to drive again.

posted November 28, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes it is but some states like Mich only have to go 6 months,as it used to be a yr, not no more 6 months

posted November 28, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Little Black outs may/can may possible be absence seizures.?

When a person has an absence seizure they do not know what is happening around them & what they are doing.

A persons conscious mind does not stay with them -A person will look like they are day dreaming-but they will not "wake up" and will not respond to anybody that asks them any questions etc.

absence seizures or absent seizures or absent from school-not there.

I hope that is not the case for You-I don't have a license to drive because I have them. Good Luck!

posted October 25, 2017

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