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Within the last week my dad has had 2 episodes in the middle of the nights where he wakes up panicking. He thought he was having a stroke the first time and the hospital told him it sounded like it was Bell’s palsy and gave him some steroids which he has been taking. He still feels strange and like he could just collapse at any minute so he has gone to the doctors and explained the feeling he gets as best as he can and they’ve said it doesn’t sound like Bell’s palsy and they want him to have… read more
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member when I had my sezuire I thought it was a stroke to I had paralysis for several hours and couldn’t move anything I was hospitalized and I couldn’t talk for a while so.. scary I have tonic-clonic sezuires as well .
From what I recall ( I studied a bit of neuro) Bells palsy includes a noticeable drop in the muscles on 1 side of the face & that she can remain open This info was from the 70's so I'm sure there's more to it A colleague of mine had it ,she was only 21. & Had to tape her eye shut so she could sleep
Sorry I should've said re Bells Palsy ' the eye stays open '
It could possibly be that he is experiencing a seizure and is aware of the seizure happening and feels scared because he has no control over what his body is experiencing.
My sister had that and took her to a hospital that specializes in heart problems and that is what they came back with
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