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My first visit with Epi,his paper said EEG showed "abnormal III-awake,sleep,anterior temporal sharp wave consistent with dx of focal epilepsy arising from the left temporal region" My question-I have no idea if this was due to the hyperventilation or flashing lights or just because it was sleep...

Hi there! I'll give you a little background (and I mean seriously condensed because it's a long story) so my questions will make more sense. I have never had any serious health issues, but there's a family history of migraines, psychological disorders (though nothing more serious than bipolar)...

They have done two EEGs. Nothing. My first doctor from the very beginning. Even before I had any tests done was convinced I had this disorder. Which doesn't make sense to me. I don't know to much about this disorder, but the way she made it sound is that I am faking it. Which I most certainly am...

Hello everyone, I am new here and this is my first post. Problem Description: I have been having pseudo seizures for about 2 years. The pattern is the same. I am working, doing computer software development, which I like, and something frustrates me and impedes my ability to go forward...

I will be doing a 3-hour video EEG on Tuesday, and wonder if it will just come back abnormal again with no real identifying spikes. After 5 abnormals, and still no diagnosis, i am considering the alternatives ONCE again. And probably because my last Epileptologist was so wishy-washy and no one...

I actually have both juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (which shows up on EEGs) and psychogenic absence seizures (which do not). The JME is under good control, but controlling psychogenic seizures is much more difficult. I cannot drive or leave the house by myself. Anyone else here in this boat?

I have found this bit of information It is from http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/PAGES/info/leaflets/factsnea.cfm#cause It does go a bit in the seizure discussed with Post traumatic Eye movement therapy. I did bring this (without a reference) as a possibility the last time I talked with my...

So.. apparently last night my ER doctor tried to convince my Mom that my seizures are pseudoseizures. My mom said, if this is the case.. wouldn't the doctor's we have seen at IU Med Center mentioned this? Wouldn't her normal neuro have mentioned this? My mom was getting annoyed.. ( Kind of off...

I have just learned something, and I figured if it wasn't clear to me perhaps it might not be clear to others. So bear with me while I attempt to shed some light on what I have learned. I was under the impression that there was Epilepsy and then there was Psychogenic Non-Eplileptic Seizures...

In the course of my research today, I stumbled across this one. There are cases of "psychogenic non-epileptic seizures" - which are not "fake" seizures (as in trying to get attention), but very real and as dangerous as the real kind. The problem is, meds do nothing for these kinds; only...

Complex Partial Seizures Present Diagnostic Challenge by Richard Restak, M.D. September 1995, Vol. XII, Issue 9 ------------------------------------- Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), now more commonly called complex partial seizure disorder so as to include seizures that originate in the...

I just came across something called "pseudoseizures" which are apparently seizure-like reactions to psychological triggers. I wonder if anyone has had these? I know I tend to have seizures in socially stressful situations, so I wonder if there's something there. Noted there's some blood...

Blood Test Helps Spot Epileptic Seizure