Anybody know anything about meningitis
causing epilepsy? I am awaiting a
diagnosis- my new md thinks that i've been
having petit pal seizures....I have a
normal mri with the exception of some
lacunar infarcts- not many, but enough for
her to think that i'm epileptic, I
suppose. I had meningitis when I was
younger...Then at age 13 came down with a
very severe and mysterious virus...I had a
prolonged high fever (up to 105). This
was when I first experienced an onset of
neurological symptoms....Went 5 years
without a clear diagnosis (was
misdiagnosed with fibro, chronic atypical
migraines, cfids, etc...). Now i'm
wondering if there is any connection
between my meningitis, the mysterious
virus, and epilepsy. Can anybody help me
out?
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PONYGIRL80
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 18 Location: SPOKANE
Just Wondering?? Posted: 06-27-06 17:06pm
Did they test you for multiple
sclerosis?????? A good friend of mine has
ms and some of what you describe are
things he has gone through!
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diamond splinter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 611 Location: ,
Posted: 06-30-06 15:40pm
Meningitis can cause epilepsy my son got
meningitis at 12 week old and he was left
with cerebral palsy and epilepsy you can
also get a clear mri with epilepsy are
your seizures photosensitive related or do
you get a strange smell just before an
attack?
Good luck hun but yes meningitis can
definetly cause epilepsy.
