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The the link above will take you to page the Epilepsy Foundation created on their site, and activated it in December 2016 to explain the new classifications of the Epilepsies and all of the epileptic seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). The LIE-- which is included in every statement from the ILAE and by too many modern doctors is that these changes were made for the Epileptics and their families, as well as, the… read more
this is my devence... yes, the 'lobe' is your brain but my frontial lobe has many uses (speech, motor, talking, ect). that and when i was diegnoed, thay called it a partial seizures.
When did you get it?
1950s
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1959 is when I was diagnosed at age 7.
Mine was traumatic brain injury 7-2012. Celebrating 12 years recovery this July! Walking talking praising GOD! Temporal Lobe Epilepsy started after going back to corporate work place and scar tissue… read more
Besides answering the nocturnal attacks. What do people around you think is happening?
No one is in the room with me when I am sleeping. I only gained confirmation that I had nocturnal seizures when I was in the hospital for a week in EEG Long Term Monitoring and the first 2 seizures I… read more
Mine were called Absence, now Partial Awareness. Where I live there is no Liability Insurance, so they call 911. I would not trust anyone to administer anything. I now wear a Lifeline button. I had a fall because I had not eaten due to a tooth being pulled, and was in the ER.
Mark, thank you.
I am 2 days out from 2 seizure’s on Saturday and all I want to do is sleep. Is this normal?
I don't have a problem
Can someone explain to me what type of seizure I'm having if my right shoulder repeatedly raised and lowers multiple times for about a minute or two? Sometimes it's the right side of my back (muscle) that tenses and releases so much so that I jerk backwards. I could really use some clarification. Thanks in advance!
Heather, I believe that the type of seizure that you are trying to think of is a Status Epilepticus. When you hear of life threatening seizures, this is what they are talking about. You probably heard… read more
I noticed lately lots of people on the forum are having lots of blackouts as well as seizures. Is there a common link here or medication?
The blackouts I experienced is a form of a seizure. It an also be a side effect from the medication.
Can you live by yourself & have a response dog? What other options are there?? I need answers not hugs.
Hugs are nice but answers are what I am looking for.
What doc didn't she like? Just outofcuriosity @A MyEpilepsyTeam Member