Hi,
I'm looking for a bit of advice please on behalf of my 22 yr old daughter.
Ever since she was a young girl, (we first noticed when she was around 8 or
9 I think), she has be suffering from what appear to be extremely mild
seizures. They ONLY happen when she is asleep/falling asleep, and last for
only a minute or two. Over the years they have been quite infrequent...as
far as we can tell, mainly fewer than once a year.
On the occasions when we have been able to 'catch' her in one of these (we
were called by our other kids), I have held her in my arms and the only
symptoms seem to be a slight mumbling/flickering of her lips, whilst her
eyes were still open. Although she seemed unable to see anything or hear
either. Nevertheless immediately afterwards she would begin to respond to
her surroundings in a garbled/confused way, and would react to communication
by becoming upset and sometimes crying.
For all of the following day, she would be very tired and confused and would
experience difficulty in concentrating.
On every occasion, she has been totally unable to recall the incidents by
the following morning, although she is able to recognise the fact that she
is tired/confused.
Our family GP, and several neurologists/specialists have been unable to
exactly pinpoint what it is, a scan showed no abnormality and in fact her
last specialist discharged her a few months ago (I suggested she went to see
him in case anything should happen while she was taking her final exams in
university, so that she would have professional backup should she need to
explain to the uni). Her specialist also said that due to the infrequent
occurrence of the seizures, he himself would probable opt for not taking
drugs.
When I called round to visit her a couple of months ago, she came to the
door, and I immediately knew by her demeanor that she must have had one the
night before. When I asked her, she replied that she thought she felt a bit
funny and started sobbing. By the following day she was as right as rain
again. Normally, she would not expect to have another for at least several
months, even years.
However two nights ago and for the first time EVER, she actually remembers
one taking place, she even fell out of bed for the first time!
As a result we are all wondering if the fact that she is becoming more aware
of the situation means that they are becoming even milder, or the fact that
two happened so close together means that they are getting more severe?
We would very much appreciate hearing from anyone who has had similar
experiences, or any general advice regarding what might cause/bring them on.
We have both been looking at dozens of sites on the internet, but you simply
can't beat talking directly to someone who knows!
Thanks very much for reading  this, and thank you for any help you may
offer.

Cheers,
Steve.