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What used to be called Petit
Mal , French ( Small). These are now called absence type of
seizure. These are generalized seizures only lasting a few
seconds. The diagnosis is based on EEG which shows a
three/second spike and wave discharge. Zarontin (Ethosuxamide).
If a patient also has generalized tonic/clonic seizures then
Depakote is the best Medication. This is also the treatment
for JME. Some other
seizures are called complex partial epilepsy. In these the
patients may just have some movements of their hands ,
stareing episode and hand movements lasting only seconds. A
haircutter would just drop his scissors. A nun while driving
if got a red light would pass out and step on the accelerator.
A young woman would get a burning smell. Things suddenly seem
smaller or larger. A sense of familiarity
Jamis Vu or a sense of unfamiliarity. This can go on and on.People
with TLE often report sensing a presence, depersonalization
(out-of-body experiences, feelings of unreality),
hearing/knowing from internal sources, vestibular sensations
(internal vibrations, rising/floating/spinning sensations),
anxiety or panic, forced thinking, odd smells, etc (10). In
TLE abnormal firing of neurons in the mesiobasal (amygdaloid-hippocampal)
part of temporal lobe ocurrs, and a distinct reduction in the
asymmetry of brain activity is seen (also seen in
schizophrenics). The unusual brain activity is dectable using
EEG and through the use of drugs specific to TLE many
disturbing paranormal experiences such as UFO abductions , multiple
personality and haunting episodes will cease. People
suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy become relegious So
the next person who tells you has been abducted by a UFO or
seen one, you should know is suffering from Epilepsy. Start
treatment with Tegretol or Carbamazepine. Some
people will run in a seizure called Cursive epilepsy.
Some specific activity will cause a seizure and may stop a
seizure. In some people running, hand waving , sex, combing
caused seizures. In others rubbing , combing and exercise
stopped seizures. In
some sham operations the patient was taken to surgery the
skull opened and no surgery done yet the seizures stopped. Of course
temporal lobectomy is a effective way to control seizures.
Following lobectomy on the right temporal lobe a patient will
lose memories of how to play particular tunes of music.
However the quickly relearn these. On the other hand operating
on the left temporal lobe causes loss of speech and of course
it comes back. In one patient took about a year. Few
people will have pseudo seizures . Some difficult to diagnose
even for the best expert. Have seen pseudo seizures in
infants, they will also have self induced seizure. A 8 month
old child would wave her hands in front of lights to get
seizures. A world renowned movement disorder expert in NYC had
her as a movement disorder. |
