Matthew74
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Did anyone get epilepsy from the chicken pox?
I just found out that I had the chicken pox 6 months before I had my first seizure. I got my first known seizure later with a cold. My temperature was only 101. I was 9. There was apparently no evidence of encephalitis. I think the chicken pox may have brought it on:
1. The chicken pox can cause seizures and affects the nervous system.
2. The spots were mostly on my right side, which is mostly affected by my seizures, and is generally more sensitive.
I do have a brain tumor on my left side. I don't know if the chicken pox could have caused the tumor, but they could have "activated" it somehow. It's never been biopsied. I had my first CT and they found the tumor when I was diagnosed with epilepsy a couple years later, and was having lots of seizures.
I just found out that I had the chicken pox 6 months before I had my first seizure. I got my first known seizure later with a cold. My temperature was only 101. I was 9. There was apparently no evidence of encephalitis. I think the chicken pox may have brought it on:
1. The chicken pox can cause seizures and affects the nervous system.
2. The spots were mostly on my right side, which is mostly affected by my seizures, and is generally more sensitive.
I do have a brain tumor on my left side. I don't know if the chicken pox could have caused the tumor, but they could have "activated" it somehow. It's never been biopsied. I had my first CT and they found the tumor when I was diagnosed with epilepsy a couple years later, and was having lots of seizures.