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It has been a while since I have posted on this forum. Hello!
Autoimmune epilepsy is a new diagnosis and has therapy besides AEDs or surgery.
[B]http://epilepsycurrents.org/doi/pdf/10.5698/1535-7511.17.3.134?code=amep-site[/B]
There are many types of autoimmune epilepsy out there and they vary considerably. Some of them seem to respond well to immune therapy. I will be seeing a new neurologist to discuss some new possible therapy as I recently had autoimmune testing done and my GAD antibody levels were very abnormal. Who knows. If immune therapy doesn't work, maybe I just need to concentrate on GABA levels. (GAD) Glutamate decarboxylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. These levels can also explain my type 1 diabetes and possibly other symptoms I have.
I was first diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of nineteen, then hypothyroidism four years at 23, then type 1 diabetes at thirty eleven years later. It is possible these other autoimmune conditions could be prevented if I started today with epilepsy and a blood test for antibodies.
Autoimmune epilepsy is a new diagnosis and has therapy besides AEDs or surgery.
[B]http://epilepsycurrents.org/doi/pdf/10.5698/1535-7511.17.3.134?code=amep-site[/B]
There are many types of autoimmune epilepsy out there and they vary considerably. Some of them seem to respond well to immune therapy. I will be seeing a new neurologist to discuss some new possible therapy as I recently had autoimmune testing done and my GAD antibody levels were very abnormal. Who knows. If immune therapy doesn't work, maybe I just need to concentrate on GABA levels. (GAD) Glutamate decarboxylase is an enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of glutamate to GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. These levels can also explain my type 1 diabetes and possibly other symptoms I have.
I was first diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of nineteen, then hypothyroidism four years at 23, then type 1 diabetes at thirty eleven years later. It is possible these other autoimmune conditions could be prevented if I started today with epilepsy and a blood test for antibodies.