Hi I am really worried, my husband was
taken ill on the 11th of July. He hadn't
been feeling a 100% as he was feeling
tired and had very little appetite. He
works as a HGV and he was doing a delivery
when he suddenly felt very dizzy. The next
thing he woke up in casulty and about
10minutes later had quiet a severe seizure
or Rigor as they doctor referred to it. He
has had MRI and CAT Scans and they have
all come back clear. The doctor has now
let him home but has referred him to a
neurologist. Needless to say there is a
long waiting list. He's not allowed drive,
swim use a computer etc. The doctor has
said its not eplipsey but that he is very
concerned about him. He is not eating and
is suffering severe headaches. Has anyone
ever experienced anything like this
before. He has suffered nerve damage on
his left side and has reduced use - to be
honest he looks like he has had a stroke.
Can anyone advise me??
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Patrick B. Asay
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Posts: 138 Location: Pocatello, ID
Here's a suggestion Posted: 07-30-03 13:07pm
Have you heard the term
electroencephalography (EEG)? An
electroencephalograph is an instrument
that shows a record of the electrical
activity of the brain. By attaching
electrodes to the scalp, a graphic record
of brain waves are recorded and analyzed.
By this method, Doctors can identify just
what exactly is triggering seizures,
whether if it is epilepsy or some other
neurological disorder.
If your husband's seizures are paroxysmal
(nonepileptic), the EEG will pinpoint the
actual existing problem.
I am studying neurology and in it I have
learned much about EEG and the results
thereof. I'd ask your doctor about this
method.
Patrick
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Leanne
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Kilkenny
Posted: 07-31-03 02:56am
Thanks for that Patrick,
We are have received confirmation of an
appointment for this EEG for the
16/10/2003. I really do hope it provides
us with some answers because at his stage
with the waiting and the not knowing what
to think its becoming very difficult.
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VALARIE
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 1 Location: OHIO
My Sister Same Thing Posted: 01-15-04 15:29pm
I hope you are still checking this post.
My sister just has went into the hospital
they admitted her into icu. Her first
symptoms flu like then she started to go
numb on right side leg and arm. She
fell a few times. When she went into
the er she suffered a severe seisure.
Now in icu they did eeg ekg now mri
nothing yet she had 2 units of blood
yesterday, she is bleeding somewhere and
they cant figure where. Have you and
your husband got any answers yet.
