new diagnosis

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...

Hi everyone. I have been spending some time reading through these boards after being diagnosed with partial seizures two days ago. Primarily, I am reading because I am confused about my diagnosis, confused about what type of seizures I am supposedly having, confused about the medication . . ...

I'm not the most social butterfly in the world, so when my doctor suggested to me that since we have a local support group for those with seizures, I was grateful but I still declined. I'm not the best with face-to-face social interactions, so here I am! It was great to see this website exists...

I was recently diagnosed with complex partial seizures, after having an episode of altered consciousness at work. Initially, they suspected a TIA, but after MRI and echo cardiogram showed perfectly fine brain and heart structures, I had an EEG, which showed a "spike" pattern that strongly hinted...

Hi all, not sure wher to start. I was diagnosed with epilepsy afte I ran my car off the road into a ditch. The people that stopped to help me said I was unresponsive and convulsing. I have seen a neurologist but am becoming frustrated, I started on topomax but have been changed to lamictal. I...

Help understanding please!! My daughter is 17 and has been diagnosed with Epilepsy since she was 13. I'm also epileptic but my seizures are well controlled where as my daughters aren't. She has grand mal seizures at night and what they have always considered complex partial seizures during...