Is epilepsy hereditary? I didn't think it was but I have read a few post here that sound like it is.
I ask because I had small episodes that I vaguely remeber from when I was a child. Panic attacks, fear, anxiety....typically late at night, but not very frequent.
My dughter is 8 and has had a coupl eof episodes in the last few years that got me thinking. One a couple nights ago that sounded very similiar to what I remember. Scared, can't concentrate, stomach feels funny.....
Maybe I am reading too much into this but I hate to ignore it. Do you think these episodes compiled with my diagnosis of epilepsy are enough to take her to see my neurologist? Or do you think I am overeacting?
(not sure if it is relevant, but she had a lot of episodes when she was younger that we thought were night terrors, but she even hallucinated in these episodes.....)
Anyone have any thoughts?
I ask because I had small episodes that I vaguely remeber from when I was a child. Panic attacks, fear, anxiety....typically late at night, but not very frequent.
My dughter is 8 and has had a coupl eof episodes in the last few years that got me thinking. One a couple nights ago that sounded very similiar to what I remember. Scared, can't concentrate, stomach feels funny.....
Maybe I am reading too much into this but I hate to ignore it. Do you think these episodes compiled with my diagnosis of epilepsy are enough to take her to see my neurologist? Or do you think I am overeacting?
(not sure if it is relevant, but she had a lot of episodes when she was younger that we thought were night terrors, but she even hallucinated in these episodes.....)
Anyone have any thoughts?