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What kind of seizure could this be
I get seizure/migraine auras (vision disturbances, derealization, numbness, nausea, occasional vomiting) followed by a intense urge to sleep. I usually end up losing consciousness during these episodes. My boyfriend frequently finds me asleep at my desk and sometimes I have no memory of feeling tired or falling asleep. People say that I look like I am tired and nod off, but I don't move or have any tics or anything like that. I wake up confused or I forget what happened. Most of the time I wake up feeling refreshed. I can only describe it as a migraine aura followed by narcoleptic like sleep attack. Is this a type of seizure or a rare type of migraine? My mother has epilepsy, so sometimes I wonder if I do too. I have told my neurologist about it and she doesn't seem to have an answer. I had a normal MRI and EEG. In January, I suffered from a PNES triggered by an argument with my boyfriend which resembled a classic grand mal, with involuntary screaming, jerking, turning, biting, drooling and altered consciousness (but not a complete loss). After the seizure I felt tired, but euphoric. I even smiled and laughed a lot when my doctor came into the emergency room to see how I was doing. I also experience frequent arm and back muscle jerks from stress that are very bothersome. I was wondering if anyone had something similar to the aforementioned sleep attacks, especially with lightheadedness and visual symptoms beforehand.
I get seizure/migraine auras (vision disturbances, derealization, numbness, nausea, occasional vomiting) followed by a intense urge to sleep. I usually end up losing consciousness during these episodes. My boyfriend frequently finds me asleep at my desk and sometimes I have no memory of feeling tired or falling asleep. People say that I look like I am tired and nod off, but I don't move or have any tics or anything like that. I wake up confused or I forget what happened. Most of the time I wake up feeling refreshed. I can only describe it as a migraine aura followed by narcoleptic like sleep attack. Is this a type of seizure or a rare type of migraine? My mother has epilepsy, so sometimes I wonder if I do too. I have told my neurologist about it and she doesn't seem to have an answer. I had a normal MRI and EEG. In January, I suffered from a PNES triggered by an argument with my boyfriend which resembled a classic grand mal, with involuntary screaming, jerking, turning, biting, drooling and altered consciousness (but not a complete loss). After the seizure I felt tired, but euphoric. I even smiled and laughed a lot when my doctor came into the emergency room to see how I was doing. I also experience frequent arm and back muscle jerks from stress that are very bothersome. I was wondering if anyone had something similar to the aforementioned sleep attacks, especially with lightheadedness and visual symptoms beforehand.
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