Temporal spikes found on EEG. What are the chances of passing seizure disorders on to children?
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You can go to pubmed.com you should be able to find out more information there. I have had a 'TYPE' of seizure disorder since I was five, I am now 28-with a 7 yr old-who has no symptoms of ever having any type of seizure disorder - I even had one while I was pregnant for her, she is perfectly normal and healthy. Good luck on finding what you need to know!!
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Definitely go to the doctor.\n\nAlso maybe explore some diet issues. I saw some show where some epileptics went on strict nutritious diets and it helped control their seizures.\n\ngood luck
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bells palsy...no!!! that involves your face.  Heart?? highly unlikely, an EKG WILL diagnose a cardiac event in the making and WILL find past cardiac events.  Insist that your doctor do a doppler study on your cartoid arteries in your neck to check for blockages, the lack of blood flow to the brain will cause seizures and the fatigue you feel is call being postictal.  if you are still skeptical of the EKG, have a 12 lead EKG done.  my grandfather had similar problems and the doppler study found blockages, they were fixed and he is now FINE.
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I don't know about the Parkinson's disease (may be true), but implants (some called "cerebral pacemakers") in the brain are used for disease that pertain to dysfunctions of electrical firing in specific parts of the brain.  For example, someone with epilepsy is someone who suffers greatly from debilitating seizures.  Electrodes placed in the corpus callosum or hypothalamus (two different areas that cause seizures) of the brain can regulate the 'misfires' that cause the seizures.  Another example is tourette's.  New technology has allowed doctors to place two separate electrodes in different areas of the basal ganglia (are of the brain believed to be behind tourette's) that calm the signals that cause the misguided signals behind the symptoms of tourette's, by, again regulating "misfires" accross this vital are of the brain.
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I've had epilepsy since I was 12 and and EEG is not always going to be give the doctors the answer they want when when they want it. If you are having seizures of fits they just need to find out what meds are going to keep you stable so you don't have to keep going to the doctor for them to figure it out. If they can't figure it out between the two try a new neurologist for a second opinion.
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Yeah, it was first identified in rats while studying epilepsy. They implanted electrodes in the rats' brains, and used a small current to trigger a seizure. Over time, they found that the current could be steadily reduced, until eventually the rats had seizures with no stimulus at all. In other words, it's a 'sensitization' thing.\n\nThe same effect takes place in unmedicated bipolar patients. The current thinking is that epsiodes, at least in the early years, are triggered by external events/stresses. Without treatment, the bipolar brain becomes more and more sensitive to these triggers, until eventually the sufferer cycles continuously, without needing to be triggered.\n\nIt is also believed that the episodes will become more serious over time, if untreated.
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I am 29 and have Epilepsy.  I have had it since i was 7yrs old.  Seizures were controlled with medication for many years but recently started up again.  I don't know of any support groups but you can get some really good advice from people in the forum rooms on the Epilepsy Organisation Website.  They will also send you a monthly newsletter.  I found it helpful!  It's something that you just have to get on with, it's a part of your life.  Good luck. xxx
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There are many types of seizures, there's a link below.\n \nPartial Seizures\n(Produced by a small area of the brain) Symptoms \n1. Simple (awareness is retained)\na. Simple Motor\nb. Simple Sensory\nc. Simple Psychological  a. Jerking, muscle rigidity, spasms, head-turning\nb. Unusual sensations affecting either the vision, hearing, smell taste or touch\nc. Memory or emotional disturbances  \n2. Complex\n(Impairment of awareness) Automatism's such as lip smacking, chewing, fidgeting, walking and other repetitive, involuntary but coordinated movements \n3. Partial seizure with secondary generalization Symptoms that are initially associated with a preservation of consciousness that then evolves into a loss of consciousness and convulsions.
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http://www.webmd.com/content/article/77/95370.htm\nAbout Childhood Seizures\n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/60/67118.htm\nODD Resource\n\nAs a child I suffered from seizures until about the age of 8. the medication I was on to help prevent the seizures from happening was trial and error until they found something that worked. Often the medication would make me tired and I would take 2 hour naps in the middle of the day and continue to go to bed at my normal 7:30 bedtime. \n\nIt sounds like the doctor's can't tell you much right now because they haven't received the blood test results yet. Have you already considered talking to your doctor about reducing dosage of medication for the ODD and considering psychotheraphy as part of your child's treatment? Psychotherapy will help guide your child to understanding her condition and teaching her to learn from it and correct her behavior. If the medication is in fact affecting your child's quality of life to the same severity that ODD might have, you might want to consider options. Seizures aren't as bad as they seem although they can be scary for the person experiencing the seizure and those around them. Check out the link above.\n\nI hope you are seeing a nuerologist, as these are both brain-related conditions.
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I'm getting sick of all the misinformation about this disorder, as seen in the first response to this question!  \n\nVERY FEW TS patients ever display this symptom and it is not a requirement for a diagnosis.\n\n***steps down off soapbox****\n\nNow to address your question.  Throat clearing, sniffing and excessive blinking are all common symptoms.  Tourettes does not impair intelligence or impede learning.  It is not degenerative.  It is life long and there is not a cure.  \n\nDisclaimer: I am not a heath care giver.  I am a mom of a child with TS.  \n\nWhat you will need to do is ask your regular Dr. for a referral to a Neurologist.   Tourettes is diagnosed merely by observation and oral history from you.  Your Doc may take blood to rule out other possibilities.  We were not sure if our sons tics and vocal tremors would present at the exact time of the appointment, so we video taped him.  This was most helpful in the diagnosis. \n\nTourettes is not the worst thing in the world.  Most people who have this disorder can incorporate their tics and vocal remors into their daily movements.  There are mild cases as well as moderate to severe.  If you are only doing the things you mentioned in your question, your case is probably mild.\n\nBest wishes and I hope this helped.\n\nHere is a great book: "Front of the Class: How Tourettes Syndrome Made Me The Teacher I Never Had", by Brad Cohen
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There are certain forms of petite mal seizures that are "adolescent" meaning they are outgrown. My daughter had "absent seizures" from age 4-8 then outgrew them.\nYou need to ask your Neurologist about your specific type of seizure.
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ihope not my brother is epileptic he is 8
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Thanks for asking this great question. \n\nAs you study the different ways this disorder can present, you'll get to know the signs.  As society becomes more aware of this disorder, the information will become more available and reliable.\n \nAs a pediatrician, you will need to know when to refer a child to a Pediatric Neurologist for diagnosis and treatment.  Our first Pediatrician missed it altogether.  She did not take me seriously when I told her that my son was having involuntary muscle spasms!  We switched pediatricians and started over.    \n\nAfter explaining to the new pediatrician what was happening, and before our visit to the Pediatric Neurologist, we decided to video tape our sons tics and vocal tremors, as we were not sure if they would present at the prescribed day and time of the appointment.  This information was invaluable for the diagnosis.\n\nIf in your career you suspect that a child may have this, you might suggest that they tape their child at home and bring it to the Pediatric Neurologist that you refer them to.  I hope this answer helps.  See also my answer to a similar question:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Au6ndYsRC9yFaaunMuIOHcAjzKIX?qid=1006030207422
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have you had EEGs done?  How about a sleep study?  I need more info in order to answer that.  Blood sugar could be low.  Blood pressure either high or low.  How old are you?  Could be seizures or narcolepsy..... the only way to explain them without seeing any more info is to just go ask your doctor.
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Once the new teacher is aware of his/her responsibility to the child in the classroom in the way of safety and security, I might suggest you introduce the class to seizures through literature.  \n\nEdith Herself by Ellen Howard, is a good book dealing with epilepsy.  The central character is female and wouldn't give away the confidentiality of the male student, but would allow for the subject to be easily brought up and discussed.  Just so you know...non-fiction epilepsy books can be found at 616.583.\n\nGood luck!
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It's very likely that some of these memory lapses are simply due to the ADD.  It may also be possible that some are due to medication side effects.  Check all of the side effects for each of your medications and discuss these symptoms with your doctor.  They may be able to change the meds, remove some of them, or simply adjust dosages.  Remember, medications effect each person differently.  You mentioned that this happens during PMS.  You might want to get your hormone levels checked by a gynocologist.  You may be deficient in one or more of the hormones (ie. progesterone, testosterone, or estrogen).  Age doesn't always determine this, so get it checked.  I suggest using natural hormone replacement therapy (found in most health food stores), but research and decide for yourself what is best for you.  It doesn't sound like seizure activity - ask those closest to you if you tend to "blank out" for significant amounts of time or if you have twitches or similar type seizure responses.
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No, I have epilepsy with a life history of grand mal seziures. Nobody else ever had it on either dad's side or mom's side of the family. It can be caused a blow to the  head,brain injury (accidental), however, you can be born with it, If you are born with it, then God choose that person for some special reason. Taking medication for it has nothing to do with passing it on, either. If born with it, that person was chosen for a special purpose, we may not know that purpose, but there is one. I have to take meds. to keep mine under control.