I recently had an MRI, sleep study, and EEG done d/t having episodes of waking up in the middle of the night confused followed by muscle shaking. The MRI and sleep study were benign (besides mucousal thickening of my sinuses), but the EEG showed independent interictal theta wave spikes in my left parietal lobe. They showed me about 3-4 spikes throughout the whole EEG. During the light portion, I started to develop a bad headache followed by muscle shaking (mostly lower extremities) for approximately 5 minutes. She didn't continue with the hyperventilation portion. If this was a seizure wouldn't the EEG have shown continuous spikes and not "independent" spikes? My other question is: do these theta spikes always mean a seizure disorder? I left the office with Lamictal and was told to come back in 2 months for lab work. I'm hesitant to start the medication if what I'm experiencing are not seizures. They believe the seizure activity is due to head trauma I had at 3 yrs old that caused a seizure.
Also, these "episodes" seem to happen during the week I have my menstrual cycle - I'm wondering if they are possibly hormone related.
Also, these "episodes" seem to happen during the week I have my menstrual cycle - I'm wondering if they are possibly hormone related.