First, let me say thank you to all of you who have been patient and
understanding enough to reply to all of my questions. I've had a few
nutty weeks, but feel a lot better now.
My doctor said that NO seizures showed up during my EEG and that she

My 12 year old daughter Jenny was diagnosed with reflex epilepsy 17 months
ago.  She'd been having it as early as 2nd grade that she can remember but
didn't know that the black-outs and memory loss were abnormal.  When she was
diagnosed we were able to control the epilepsy by ...

I sometimes stutter when I'm having a seizure. When I do it's this sort
of rolling sound (if that makes sense). I know I'm doing it, but can't
stop it--until it stops itself--and usually lasts a few seconds.
Does this happen to anyone else?

BlankI just became aware of the term SUDEP (see below).
(excerpt from http://www.aesnet.org/currents_pdf/EPC0012.pdf): "Sudden
unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) accounts for 7-17% of deaths among
people with epilepsy.  Both cardiac and pulmonary derangement have been

Today, at school, I had a seizure. I don't know how to classify it yet,
as my doctor has yet to tell me (Thursday). Anyways, here's what
happened:
After observing a class that I will be an aide in, I walked out of the

            Recently I have been posting to these newsgroups regarding my
bad experience with Keppra & losing weight & it's positive effects on my
seizure meds.
             Last week I had bleeding on the brain & went to the ER & was

If you answered yes, could you please contact me so that we can share our
experience ?
Cheers
Yves

you know, its very re-assuring that the public has always been so helpful to
me when i've had a seizure. Numerous times while in the city, or in a mall,
or while riding my bike down by the lake, i've had a complex partial, leg
gives out and fall to the ground... there has always ...

I'm 54yo. A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with CPS. Consultant was extremely puzzled as to why I should develop this at my age.
He blamed everything from my occasional beer or two when I was younger to having been dropped on my head as a baby!!!!
As a child, I was held down ...

Hi group, just testing to see if my new email for the ng is working.
Had so much spam on the other address I had to give it up :-(
Julie

My wife has had epilepsy for 25 years but never experienced before, what
happened today.
We had a violent thunder storm this morning, and after one particularly
lightning discharge she said her head felt fuzzy, as though she was going to

I think I've asked this before but I can't remember. I'm sure you all
understand. I had a couple eeg's that showed I had seizure activity in the
left temporal lobe. I went to see another Dr. who put me in the hospital for
a week long eeg. It came up with nothing. The Dr. made me ...

A friend of mine in the US is looking for a good video to use when
training people how to deal with seizures from a first aid point of
view.
I know the EFA does a 'Seizure First Aid' video, but does anybody know

Going on a trip to the east coast and was wondering if a change in air pressure could fire off a seizure. I've been living in Western Canada for 20 years where it's about 4000 ft above sea level. Anyone got any info.
Martin

Wish me luck.
The EEG is the day after tomorrow.