Defining Iodiopathic and Symptomatic Epilepsy Posted: 01-26-06 09:42am
My test results said I have a significant
latency in wave v (right ear). I
originally went for ear infections and
ended up having abr.
I have also been having tremors on my
entire left side of my body (postural) and
have started having full body tremors at
night about once a week. My body getts
stiff then shakes.
Anyone hear of this? Anything like this?
My father died of an aneurysm and am
wondering if it could be related to
something like that.
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Epilepsy Answer A285 Posted: 02-07-06 07:03am
It seems obvious that you have some kind
of epilepsy. Reasons causing epilepsy can
be unknown ("idiopathic", primary
epilepsy) or can be identified
("symptomatic", secondary epilepsy).
Primary epilepsy is probably genetically
conditioned. Secondary epilepsy can be
caused by disorders of the brain: tumors,
infarcts, hemorrhage, parasites,
inflammations, traumas, aneurisms,
malformations… Intra-cerebral vascular
aneurisms or artery-venous malformations
can also cause secondary epilepsy, but are
most dangerous when they cause
intra-cerebral hemorrhage. Vascular
aneurisms and malformations must be
confirmed by a CT-scan, an MRI and an
arteriography.
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