Epilepsy

According to the epilepsy website, there is only a 4% chance of epilepsy being passed to the child if only one of the parents have it. The odds are in your favor in that if he has a child it will not be epileptic.

Most any type of physician might order an EEG if they are looking to see how the person's brain is functioning. The specialists that more often order this would be neurologists or neurosurgeons. Internists also would order this to evaluate a person having seizures, or other disorders that might indicate a problem with the brain. It is a relatively inexpensive, non-invasive procedure that would usually be done as a first step in a diagnosis of conditions involving the brain. The specialists usually work more from MRI, CT, PET scans, etc. that are much more expensive but also somewhat more diagnostically helpful.

People can get seizures for all sorts of reasons. Some people who have epilepsy can have it genetically. Most people's epilepsy is not genetic, so most Grand Mal seizures are not genetic.

There is no guarantee you will get anything, but there are a number of things you can try. If the person has been in some rehabilitation, there are often courses that they will provide for their patients. Another possibility is that you could try and contact your local health authorities and ask them if they do anything. Finally your local education authorities may have special courses or grants.

It varies from country to country, here in the USA is the shortest time of only 6 months without a seizure including in your sleep, to be able to drive a vehicle. When it comes to mopeds, if your in a state that allows you to drive one with out a drivers license, then talk to your neurologists about driving one. I hope I help out :)

Primidone is an anticonvulsant, typically used to treat epilepsy. It has no recreational value.

Note that, once on a course of primidone, suddenly discontinuing this may result in a sudden and immediate increase in seizure activity. Reduction of this med should be orchestrated by the prescribing doctor.

Yes. Any age of onset is possible. (Disease and injury are the chief culprits @ that age).

Epilepsy is a disease of the brain.

A question like that can only be answered by your doctor or possibly your local pharmacist. It would be important to know the dosage of Keppra you are on, the weight loss medications you are intending to take and how your epilepsy is and state of health generally, including your weight.

It varies from country to country, but here in Norway it used to be a law that said that you had to go 5 years without a seizure, now it's 1 year, before you could get the license.....

Hope the answer was satisfying :-D

If someone is having a seizure they are not fully in control of what they are doing, so it is possible that they will accidentally bite their tongue. It is not a deliberate act and does not happen very often. In the vast majority of seizures, people do not bite their tongue.

TLE, as a whole, constitutes a common type of epilepsy. The exact incidence is not clear but it is suspected to make up a significant proportion of medication-resistant epilepsy.

Each case is different so it is impossible to say what exactly would happen, but that would be a very serious seizure. Anyone having a seizure lasting that long should be transferred to hospital.

If the individual is legally emancipated, has not been declared legally or medically incompetent, and is not (because of his ailment) under the guardianshoip of his parents, yes.

This would not be advised, particularly in the case of epilepsy. Epilepsy comes in a wide variety of forms and severities, which is why there is such a broad range of drugs used to treat it. It is important to know what form of epilepsy people have when choosing what drugs to treat with and what doses to use. Things like hemp oil and other things, are not appropriate for the treatment of epilepsy.

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yes it can. But it should only be used in combination with the prescribed medication for the disease. Some even consider it a panacea. It can also be used topically to cure skin cancer, arthritis, and many others, or be ingested for certain internal problems like any other cancer or ALS. Yes, for Parkinson's it is ingested. I would know because my dad has Parkinson's. It does treat Parkinson's, but it is not a cure. It has been known to extend a patients life by several years. I know many would not believe this, especially the cancer part, but look up Rick Simpson: run from the cure. it's true.

They are very different conditions. A good doctor would not confuse them.

Changing your medication when you have epilepsy, or any condition, should be discussed with your doctor. Only your doctor will know the specifics of your case and can give you definitive advice. Every case is different so it is not possible to give you a definitive answer. Talk to your doctor.

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yes

I was sick too. Now, I am not and I have flu righ now, so I am curious does this apply to post epilepsy patients? :-) My doctor said that Pseudoephedrine is not recomended. However, I never felt any changes in my health when I used tera flu :-)

So, it depends on you! It may have severe side effects on some people and may have no or minor side effects on others :-) But, better you do not try.

No, they sometimes know things other people do not, but their intelligence is not determined by the epilepsy.

You must find out if you missed a few doses of your medicene.

It would be important to know which someone is, in order to give them the help that they need. Someone having a seizure and someone being drunk are two very different things. A medical professional will easily be able to know if someone is having a seizure. The characteristics of a seizure are different to general drunken behaviour. Also it will be very obvious that somebody is drunk, through things like the smell of drink coming off of them. So there is little chance of any confusion.

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