2 second blackouts

[cadsgj]

Many many years back, life with seizures began, or were these actually seizures? 1 to 2 second blackouts that I only knew happened was when I was going down a flight of stairs. Going down the stairs, I never tripped, I just suddenly was falling. Year or two later, complex partials became part of my days - not every day, just here and there at first. Next grand mals snuck in as well.

After my first brain surgery, these 1 to 2 second blackouts went away, until a few months ago. I do still have complex partials, but now with the blackouts back, I am asking myself, are they actually another type of seizure? Does anyone know with certainty? And if it is a seizure, what type would it actually be defined as?

 

[masterjen]

Your post has been in the back of my mind all day, and as I re-read it the 1-2 second black-outs sound somewhat like episodes of "microsleep". Here is the wikipedia description of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsleep. Also, the thought of drop seizures came to mind as well.

 

[cadsgj]

microsleep... very interesting to read about this. Quite possibly this is just where I am at, or so it sure seems to be as I read the Wikipedia link. Thanks. I will certainly make notes when it happens and reread this link.

 

[StrongerThanEpilepsy]

Considering you mentioned that it seems to happen when you start walking down stairs, maybe you need to get your heart checked with an ECG/EKG. Some cardiac conditions can cause things that look like seizures.