Hi, this is my first posting on this
forum. It is in concern for my girlfriend.
She is 26 years old with no past of
seizures. 2 nights ago i came home from
work around 2am. When i was walking to our
bedroom she was in bed yelling "no!no!no!"
and moaning like she was havning a
horrible nightmare. I went to wake her up
and she snapped out of the dream and
started snorring very loudly. After trying
to wake her up for like 3mins she was like
completely out of it. It was like she was
very drunk. She couldnt walk straight and
she was like droopy. I asked her a few
questions and she answered most of them
correctly but a couple she had a hard time
with. I decided to take her to the ER.
When we arrived we realized that she had
bitten hr tongue during the incident. The
doctor said it sounded like night terrors,
but he decided to admit her anyway so they
could test he for seizures,stroke etc..
they did a eeg,ekg,mri, catscan and chest
xray. everything came back normal The
Neurologist said he thin
Certain of her symptoms like biting the
tongue are typical for generalized
seizures (grand mal epilepsy). Other
symptoms like yelling “no! no! no!”
are more typical for night terrors.
Confusion after the attack can be present
in both conditions. Additional diagnostic
procedures are required to find the
correct diagnosis. An EEG is the most
important procedure for proving epilepsy.
You may want to consult a neurologist
about this.
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