benign focal epilepsy

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hi i knew here, my 10 year old daughter first had an episode july 2012 and another full seizure in december 2012. had eeg and neurologist believes results indicate benign focal epilepsy, waiting on mri resuts to confirm this. does anybody know anything about this type of epilepsy please
 
Hi! Welcome! I have an almost 12 year old daughter diagnosed over the summer. Always nice to meet other Moms :)
 
Hi tracy, welcome to CWE!

The good thing about benign focal epilepsy is that it tends to remit (go away). I hope that's the case for your daughter. The neurologist should be able to give you more information about the particular kinds of seizures your daughter is having and the best treatment approach if she's had a grand mal seizure, then it may be worth trying medication for a few years, just to avoid the risks of the seizures escalating in any way.

There's more info here http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/syndromes_benign.html, but you shouldn't be shy about asking the doc to provide more details.

Best,
Nakamova
 
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