Absence Seizures: The CORRECT Treatment

[@DrOmarDanoun]

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[@Sydopath]

62 yrs old and only started having temporal lobe seizures 4 yrs ago. Keppra prevents another tonic-clonic but I still had absence seizures. Then, BINGO, with the help of a daily diary I realised sugary foods are the trigger. I don’t consume biscuits puddings or sugary drinks, and absences have gone from 3 a week to one every 8 weeks. I can live with that 😁

[@soniaguiragosian9112]

For me also I can’t eat anything starchy carb sugary rice , I have been doing ketogenic diet.. lost too much fat so i added some carb now having seizures again. WTH? 😢

[@nickybaker1338]

That's great! So pleased for you! 🥰

[@nickybaker1338]

​@@soniaguiragosian9112I hope you can get back on track with your diet-it must be hard to balance a keto if your body doesn't obtain the right balance of fat. I have never tried keto -is it a simple diet? ❤

[@Sydopath]

@@nickybaker1338 keto is the easiest to follow. No bread, pasta, cakes, chocolate, alcohol, sugary drinks or biscuits Plenty of fruit, veg, nuts, chicken, fish. And for good fats - virgin coconut oil as a spread, for cooking, or just eat a tablespoon a day. And as a bonus - don’t drink caffeine, it triggers seizures too.

[@melanieroberts2221]

Keppra made mine worse. Found myself standing in the middle of the road

[@nathanlaney1542]

I have juvenile absence epilepsy. Had absence seizures since I was young but went undiagnosed because people thought, as you said, that I was just spacey or daydreaming. Teachers told my parents that I had ADD. At 15 I had my first tonic-clonic seizure, went to the neurologist for an EEG and discovered that my “daydreaming” was actually absence epilepsy. Started on levetiracetam, which looking back now didn’t really work. Still occasionally had tonic-clinic seizures and absences. But I stayed on it for 7 years because I didn’t really know any better. As soon as I switched to Lamotrigine, BAM, instant difference. Tonic-clonic seizures went away completely.

[@itsheresy]

My son has suffered with Absence Seizures for 4 years now since he was 3. His seem to always be triggered by illness, when he gets a fever it's more than likely that he will have a seizure. Some of these have lasted well over 10 minutes. He also seems to be largely resistant to medication, having them regardless of meds if he is fighting a virus. We have heard this could be a condition, such as PANS or PANDAS, but finding help is exceptionally difficult for that.

[@vanessacroman4168]

Sounds like my son. He just had an eeg today

[@ElizabethCash-pz9ns]

My son is 5 years old and autistic. He also has his seizures when he is sick with a virus. Began at 4 years old. He has had 2 EEGs over the past year which was found to have abnormal activity. His MRI came back normal.

[@patricianebe9885]

I am a 56 year old woman. My most recent MRI'S have shown up normal. But my seizures have only gotten worse. The doctors changed my diagnosis to PNES seizures instead of Epilepsy, which I was diagnosed back in 2013 at Strong Memorial University Hospital in Rochester, New York. I now live in Creswell, OR. I have become allergic or intaerarant to most of the seizure medications. So for 4 years I have been on Topiramate and I have had nothing but bad sidaffects from the drug. Now it's to the point where my body is rejecting it and it's just a matter of time before I start having grandma seizures. Then if doctors don't get me onto something else I will go into a coma. It has happened 3 other times when my seizures 1st started getting bad in 2013. When I was a child they were only Absent seizures but back then most kids were ignored. I really need help. I am tired of being passed over.

[@Paxie.mas6502]

Thank you for your channel,

[@brittanylightbourn8896]

This is a great video. You explain everything very well. Thanks for this video.

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brittanylightbourn8896]

@@DrOmarDanoun It surly is helpful.

[@emmahorton4771]

Wow! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I realise that the NHS in UK only tried me on the worst types of medications for Generalised Epilepsy it seems. No wonder none of them worked for me and only made life worse not better. I ended up going for Ketogenic Diet because after 10 years of not getting anywhere with treating my epilepsy I needed some relief. I was literally dying with my breathing being affected too, and nobody would listen. I wish I had known all this years ago.

[@q.sharvontyler2008]

I was diagnosed with absence seizures when I was 9. Now I'm 41, I am completely fine!

[@ruok9c]

I had absence seizures as early as 7 yo in 2nd grade. My teacher told my parents that I was daydreaming in class and they were very upset. Third grade, I spent a week in the hospital. I ran a very high fever and puked late at night so my parents gave me medicine and a glass of 7UP (common remedy in the 80s). Suddenly, the glass tipped over and I was unresponsive. So they called an ambulance, my Mom stayed with me and my Dad followed in his Buick LeSabre. I tried to tell my Mom that I was too scared to go to the hospital and I wanted to go to the doctor instead but I couldn’t utter a word. The Dr did a CAT scan of my head and gave me Tegretol which made me drowsy, and I spent a week in the hospital. My parents took me out to McDonald’s afterwards. The seizures continued through 4th grade, which I failed miserably (6 Fs and a C in the first quarter). I improved by the end of the year but it wasn’t enough. I had another episode that year but I don’t remember it as much.

[@GodIlove]

Now are you okey ?

[@altesse77]

Great video! When I was in Kindergarten, my teachers would complain that I would stare out the window a lot. I think I was also hyper or anxious in class. The story my Mother told me was I couldn’t return to school until I was put on Ritalin. I was diagnosed as having ADHD. My Mom said all the he doctor had me do was raise my arms (as a neurologist does) and he ask d me to shake them??? She said,” right away, he diagnosed you as having ADHD!” She also said I was on Ritalin right away and I soon started to act like a, “zombie.” I wouldn’t pick up my fork to eat. I wouldn’t answer anyone- like I was as brain dead. So, my parents took me out of that school and we went to a private school. Where I thrived! I think I had seizures when I was little!

[@GodIlove]

Now how old are you ? And how is your condition now? Seizure gone away completely?

[@altesse77]

@@GodIlove Hi. I am now 43. I found out I had epilepsy when I was 16. There was a period of about 20 years my college years, till after I had children where I had zero seizures. Now- In 2022, they came back, I just had the RNS put in this year. I still need my doctors to tweak the device, until it decides to work with my seizures. I’ve had had 2 TC’s and myoclonic jerks have been increased. Very sensitive to lights and sounds.

[@DeirdreLennon-vk5hc]

Hi Dr. Danoun I started having seizures when I was 17 years old. I had my first seizure when my menstrual period started. Can I still have absence seizures at 56 years old? I take Lacosamide 200mg and Keppra. I have a vegal nerve stimulator it didn't help me or my meds. I read where you said a magnesium deficiency or a Kertoenic deit or Atkins diet might help. Vitamins for seizures Vitamin D 500-2000iu, Folic Acid 1-4mg, Vitamin D6 pyridoxine, Omega 3 fish oil, CBD oil. I take Vitamin D because I was anemic my menstrual used to stay on for 6 months straight. I have tried the CBD oil. I think that has helped me. I have seizures every so often. I will go a few days then I will have one. Do you think I can stop them now. When I have a aura I will feel like I'm looking outside my body and my hands will shake and my heart will start beating fast my legs jump sometimes. Then I go lay down and plug my ears cover up eyes with a mask and make sure it's dark in my room where I can't see or hear anything. Then I will lay down on my bed and or go take a nap. Then after I lay there for awhile or take a nap I will get up I feel fine like everything is normal. Let me know what you think.

[@mlze20]

My son is a 14 year old autistic young man and has global developmental delay, he was recently diagnosed with absence seizures and had a EEG done he was then put on ethosuximide however this caused him to have hallucinations and become very depressed and he started getting very upset emotionally and said he wants to end his life so we took him down the hospital where the decision to ween him off the medication completely was taken so currently he is not on medication, yesterday I took him on a trip to see his favourite trains at York railway museum and walking back to the car he seemed to be having a seizure whilst walking, I managed to get his attention and asked him what I said and he didn’t remember, this happened again and then he fell over, I am quite shocked he could be possibly having a seizure whilst walking, we are not really sure what our next move meditation wise is going to be and I was wondering if a video of autism and absence seizure would be possibly on you channel and if this type of seizure would affect a autistic child differently and what medication might be more effective? Many thanks

[@Seneb8Khepera]

Same here. Came to this video cause I have a 10yr old nephew with autism. While video chatting with him he looked off, his eyeballs were twitching really fast and he was like chewing on his tongue with partially out. I called his name 4 times. He snapped out and answered on the 5th call of his name. It was really fast. Didn't last long, but had me wondering, did he just have a seizure or is that his autism??? I've never met him in person. Only over the phone so I'm not sure if that is regular autism behaviour. So I alerted my sister who is around him n she said they'll look into it. Had a friend whose daughter st 2 was diagnosed with it and she would stare off just like that. So when I saw it, I got alarmed but can't be sure I'm making something out of nothing cause, no videos on if this is normal in autism. I'm very ignorant about it all. My nephew only eats pizza too which nutritionally can't be good. Can't wait to meet him and pray the Lord guides me in interacting with him and helping him grow and be strong. I want to help support my brother with him but I'm...don't want to say scared...maybe nervous or anxious. Supposed to get to see him next year and it's like...how will he react to me? Do I treat him like the other kids? Etc, etc. Which I know will be answered as we spend time together so...I try not to even worry about it now.

[@Seneb8Khepera]

Would just like to add that they tried to get him to eat other things but he won't. Only pizza. So I'm like, okay, when he comes to visit, I'm just going to male all kinds of different pizza n maybe try a healthy one with more veggies to diversify his eating a lil but my brother said that it probably wouldn't work. He doesn't like new or different. Just what he knows. Any suggestions about his eating?

[@Addy2023X]

My epilepsy is unknown and have had it since a child at six over 30 plus years now no matter what your age is its hell at its worse. I'm currently waiting for the VNS.

[@Sydopath]

Have you tried minimum sugar / keto?

[@Addy2023X]

@@Sydopath My own epilpesy has been down hill over last three years. I'm in shape don't need a keto diet etc I stay clear of sugar

[@Sydopath]

@@Addy2023X ok. I only mentioned it coz my doc had told I’d have to live with 3 episodes a week. An old lady on a train told me she was cured after she stopped eating sugary mints all day. So I tried it and had a profound improvement. Best wishes 👍

[@Addy2023X]

​@@Sydopath it depends on the person who she/he is on what works for them. My tablets I'm on have not helped I've been on many I lost count. Waiting for the VNS op now on the waiting list.

[@Sydopath]

@@Addy2023X best wishes to you. Please come back and tell how it goes after the op 👍

[@mathisalonzo]

I have had epileptic absence seizures before I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I do have a VNS. Tonic clonic seizure is under control by staying away from stress. Small absence seizures happen randomly.

[@WendyDelgadillo-ml7zq]

Is it normal for your lips to turn purple when you have an absence seizures? My son’s lips turn purple it’ll last for about 30 seconds, sometimes it has led to to a full blown seizure later in the day. What can I do to better help him. He is on medication but I feel that it’s not helping him. Is there maybe like vitamins or herbal teas or maybe foods he can avoid?

[@kazimrazaraza2196]

Which food or diet is best for absence seizures in kids?

[@grangrampa832]

Thank you I find myself staring into space since childhood I’m not sure if it’s day dreaming

[@jeanjones2281]

I noticed my grandson who is 5 months while in the cars seat, having 3 staring episodes when we opened the door to get him out and a tree with leaves was over head. The staring would last about 5 seconds each. The rest of his body was completely still. He normally moves his legs and arms very frequently. Should we be concerned?

[@Bubbles3209]

Yes

[@peachycream]

Can febrile seizures lead to absense seizures? My daughter has had about 10 tonic clonic seizures over 4 years. Dr say she'll grow out of them. Her school rang one day to say she'd had a seizure but it was an absense one. She was staring. We've not seen it nor has it happened again. She's had EEG years ago. Not sure what's going on. She has been referred back to her consultant.

[@Selenelaszlobjj]

Do you think that ethosuximide is also a good treatment option for childhood absence epilepsy?

[@brittanies.3831]

I would like to know this ,also

[@DrOmarDanoun]

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[@ghazalakkhushnood4215]

yes i want to consult my son he is 14 years old

[@jabeen-e-shafiq7069]

Assalam o alaikum . I also want to consult .

[@marisamunoz6310]

My son fainted twice in the past 6 months He just fainted no tremor lost consciousness no blinking. He doesn’t remember anything hay happened. First time happened at the beach. My ex thought it was due to dehydration and he stand up too fast. We took him to cardiologist. Everything fine. Last Nov 26 happened again. I witnessed. What should I asked to the pediatrician. He is 15 years old The episode Last 3 - 5 seconds

[@lombok7897]

Sodium channel blockes can make absence epilepsy worse? Doesn’t valproate affect sodium channels? Doc, can you clear things up on this?

[@monicasnotes]

I have a question that no one has been able to answer. Do the absence seizures usually go away as the child matures into a teenager EVEN IF they do NOT take medication? (or is it only if they take medication?) Thank you

[@valerieornelas5036]

I have had absence seizures since I was 13 and was on meds to help control them. I'm now 57 and still have them.

[@monicasnotes]

I’ve decided to put my 10 yr old son on a medically supervised ketogenic diet instead of meds, and feel more comfortable with this solution.

[@LaNenaOpina]

Dr. My son’s (9y/o) seizures are tonic clonic ONLY DURING SLEEPTIME, and he has micro seizures (he says he feels heavy in his body and is conscious all the time) that last about 10 secs. Why are the complete seizures happening only during sleeping? The 3 day EEG didn’t capture ANY epileptic waves! He didn’t had complete episodes during the study but he did have micro events and EEG says nothing. What type of epilepsy could be? Thank you! Our Dr only prescribed Keppra and didn’t explain anything, I’m so confused☹️

[@DrOmarDanoun]

It is hard to tell without evaluating the patient.. The EEG should show something if it was epilepsy in most cases

[@mahahassanein4248]

My daughter has been diagnosed with absense seizure August 2023 she was 9.5 years. She started with Lamictal 50 per day then 100 / day she would be ok for 2 weeks and then she starts getting seizures again. We then introduced Depakine in March 2024 at 400 mg per day then 1000/ day. Her seizures went better in frequency but still not to zero . Finally she moved to now Depakine 1000 / day+ Lamictal 200 / day around 10 days ago. 7 days later her seizures frequency started increasing again. How long does it take for Lamictal to work. She plays artistic gymnastics and that’s the only time she can say that she gets seizures when she misses some moves. No one else notices it -/ it’s a few seconds. We did the blood work and the theuraptic level for Depakine is 87.5

[@dolaposherifatsalaamalekun837]

Hi My Son is a seizure patient since 17 years not know what to treyit

[@patricianebe9885]

I am 1 of those who would be a great challenge. With allergies and resistance and I have focal, local, Tonic Colonic seizures.. Colonic so not many people want to even try to take my case and most just say I'm making it up .😪

[@barbaracampbell664]

I had 2 absence seizures before 10 years old. Back in the 1970's. I was given Dilantin liquid at night after the second seizure. It was too strong of a dose. It slowed my brain down so much I couldn't read in school. The medication was reduced but I remained slow in many ways even though it did get some better. I my mom was told i would grow out of ir. So after a couple or a few years my mom took me off the medication. I was fine no seizures to my or anyone knowledge for 40 + years until 2021. I had a focal to bilateral tonic clonic seizure out of the blue after I came home from work. I was dealing with extreme dehydration because of type 2 diabetes. I have a problem with high blood sugar. Now I have always lived with anxiety, sleep deprivation. I have always had a bad habit of being a night owl .I have always had insomnia. Now I did have a mri and a ct scan that showed I was told 2 small bright spots on my right frontal lobe. That where I was told where the seizure came from and I had very white blood cells count. I wasn't told much more than that other than to take Keppra and don't do this that and the other stuff. I told the doctor that I wasn't going to be babysit by anybody and be treated like I'm a China doll and break at anytime or like a child that can't do anything by themselves. I didn't understand why if I had this issue on my brain why didn't it show it's ugly self before hand. The neurologist I saw he didn't know why. I truly believe the seizure was provoked by extreme dehydration I had. I had the most symptoms from dehydration with hyperventilation. Which if there isn't enough water to push oxygen in my blood to my brain so, I felt like I was to pass out. I think was the factor I'm my seizure. I also was dealing with high stress that I placed on my self that I knew I could've prevented. I also was taking a low dose of a medication that is used for depression also for stop smoking. The smoking issue is what i was taking it for. It sounds like ibuprofen but it's not that. I can't spell it off the top of my head. I was taking it off and on. It didn't seem to help me any stop smoking. The sleep deprivation stress and insomnia I have always had all my life and it didn't cause me any issues with having seizures. The dehydration issue wasn't a problem for me until I found out I had diabetes in the middle too late 2000s. I was told by the neurologist I had seen said i had a spot on my right frontal lobe that was a brain malformation i had gotten in uterus as I was forming. Apparently some neurons getting migrated to wear they were supposed to and got stuck where they are now.

[@SmarandaCojocaru]

Normotim really helped me reduce my usual mental distractions.

[@AladdinPop]

جزاك الله خير يا دكتور

[@PriyaSharma-bc1oi]

My epilepsy seizures started at 2009 ago and i take so many medicines but now 2023 till having epilepsy plz help me i request you🙏

[@theWinterWalker]

I was dxd neurontin for neuropathy and developed absence type seizures.

[@Borna.hrv0]

Im 17 and have absance every now and then mostly after waking up i've had one epileptic sizure all of sudden and since then i've had the absances. I hope it goes away by 18 as some say.

[@christopherkearney5843]

Hi, I had viral Encephalitis 37 year's ago. I had eeg at time but there wasn't anything picked up at the time. Ive read recently that around 60 percent of encephalitis patients have epilepsy. What is the likelihood of having epilepsy, that hasn't been picked up?

[@carlososler7024]

I would say the likelihood is medium, around 40 to 60%.

[@carlososler7024]

But in your case since it's decades ago and you didn't have any sequelae after your treatment with acyclovir, there shouldn't be any issue but a visit to a neurologist is better.

[@christopherkearney5843]

My understanding, is is there were no medical tests for sequelae for Encephalitis available, back in the 80's and late 90's. They just let you out of the hospital, after they thought you were right.

[@carlososler7024]

@@christopherkearney5843 I see and how do you feel in those past 3 years?

[@christopherkearney5843]

As long as i remember. I will literally stop and just stare. This happens for a few seconds. I have never counted how many times i do this stare in a day

[@virendersingh6857]

Hello sir I am from india my son's age 4 years and from last year since October 2023 first time he stares in one side and sudden hugg me tight and said to me father i feel dizziness and after 10-20 second he is normal and go for play Form October 2023 to August 2024 He faced this situation 5 times And then visit in hospital and all blood test are normal even CThead are normal and final sleep and awake is EEG us showing generalised Epileptiform activity So doctor suggests us for leveraticam for 3 years And one child neurologist suggests ya for valparin So please guide me which is best leveraticam or valporic acid

[@rirhandzumathonsi266]

I have a child who is diagnosed with epilepsy. It is unlikely for him to jerk but he sleeps and do not work up for a very long time. It also affect his school life. Im very stressed out.

[@Faithful-bytes]

I used to get seizure in a way i even walk and talk with people by answering them unproperly but i don't remember anything happened. Last week I went to supermarket with a uncle I remember that we are at parking lot I felt an aura next thing I remember is we are actually at billing counter. I walked and traveled along with him but I won't remember anything happened I gained conscious when we are standing near billing counter, What is the name of this seizure type.

[@DeshaWilliams-ue1in]

Thanks so much

[@brianmiller6589]

Nobody in my family has epilepsy I was 3 months premature I was born October 16 1984 I and was emergency flown to a hospital in Colorado for 6 months of many surgeries and at 6 years old I started having series and I am still having peti mal seizures and am taking depikote and have been doing pretty well but some still break through I am currently 39 years old.

[@brianmiller6589]

I also had. Minture Stroke 7 years ago

[@lisaflynn3964]

My 5 year old is showing signs of having absent seizures. She's also in the process of getting tested for being artistic and lower limb dyspraxia, we are really concerned and trying to get as much help as we can but we are still unsure. They are definitely absent seizures. What should we do. We have a quite a lot of videos of having them but we are unsure how to go about getting the help she needs

[@pureromancelovers16]

I've dealt with absence seizures since I was 11, 12 and colonic tonic seizures too and 32 years old now. My absence seizures are so bad that once I come out of it I'm in pain. Also, sometimes I throw up from having it.

[@imtiyaz9024]

My younger brother is 12 years old, he has absences epilepsy, I consult a neuroschiatric & he do CT scan , EEG ,& other blood test (CBC,KFT , Random blood sugar). Dr tells us everything is normal & some abnormalities in EEG, he give my brother to take Lacosamide & Sodium valprate + valpric acid .Should I continue this medicine?

[@taramellon9103]

My daughter has absence seizures..she's on Keppra but her other parents don't believe she's having seizures..

[@gregorycarlson6632]

Dr., I have Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. It began when an inoperable abbess left an infarction. I experience blank outs but not when I’m concentrating on something. I also have times when all of my muscles become very tense. Can that tenseness be part of my Epilepsy?? I don’t notice it coming on. When I recognize it I’m already very tense; mostly ether arms and hands.

[@annieshayke8390]

Hi Doctor thanks for the video. My cousin takes Kepra for her seizures but her memory and focus is not as sharp is there any vitamin she can take? Please let me know Thanks

[@Rx_Enkay]

Do it affect when sleeping?

[@wilsonlum1507]

Hi DR.Omar Is taking supplements help for young teenages who is having micro absence epilepsy..eg.like magnesium and B6..my son age 12 have been diagnose with MAE..he is currently prescribe under epilim 200mg ,sodium valproate@7.5ml

[@tylerdurdin8069]

Omg, thats so horrible and also very interesting valuable data.

[@osbaldopagan324]

Can you have absence seizure and not have any of the symptoms?

[@kiaralopez9668]

My 6 year old son was diagnosed with Absence Seizures , why was he prescribed Topimax ??? I really don’t see a difference with the medication.

[@Paxie.mas6502]

Zarontin has not been available in our pharmacy what are other medicine that are more common

[@DrOmarDanoun]

All medications are mentioned in the video

[@pathfinder20-02]

Hi Omar,thank you,couls youbplease explain What all foods can be avoided and what all good to reduce this seizures?

[@Bubbles3209]

Fizzy drinks sugary snacks and diary

[@lw6648]

Look into the Ketogenic Diet.

[@prince2132]

What about catatonia and absence seizures?

[@rajgorvitan8769]

Pls can U guide us.

[@nicoleroche4447]

A child that has Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC), that does not speak or chew well has to eat aid foods Is this medication appropriate to mention to the doctor?

[@dianahnatukwasa9732]

Hello Dr. This is Diana from Uganda My is 2year He gets the attack morethan 5 times a day. He stairs while smiling alone and he uses alot of energy in the chest where by he breathes poorly durung the attack He sleeps late and most of the time when the attack comes towards sleep the sleep disappears Am using Sidium valproate but am not seeing any change. Am eagerly waiting for you advise over this .thank you

[@magicalpasta5462]

I'm an adult with epilepsy, and I zone out alot lol I do take meds for my seizures but I read that absence epilepsy can still be a thing even with meds

[@vasupareek7319]

I sir, h have temporal lobe eplipsy and i take levetracitam clobazam and lacosmide teblet at the same time, 3 teblet in the day and 3 teblet at night its good for this please answer

[@tashb3821]

Hi, my daughter has muscle weakness especially on her right side and she struggles to walk, but we have now noticed a lot of body tremors mainly when she is tired and trying to do something and she rolls her eyes back and has slurred speech when she is tired, could this be anything related to some form of epilepsy? She will be having an EEG next week but all other tests I.e. mri scans, blood tests and ct scans have come back normal. Thank you.

[@JubileeDancers]

Bummer he didn't give you an answer to your question!! Not helpful to just send a heart emoji. I feel bad for you. I wish he would've answered your question because it would help me too!! Maybe re-post your question and ask if he would please give you some advice rather than just an emoji which doesn't tell you anything.

[@TeresaManarez-wv6zx]

Thank you doc.

[@bsworld2]

63 yrs old. Ive had absence seizures for the last year. Cts, mris, bloodwork, nerve tests. I have very small lytic lesions on the skull and Peripheral Neuropathy, but no answers for the seizures. Im in limbo until someone figures it out.

[@rashasiddik2451]

Can you update us please on your situation now? I hope you are doing well

[@bsworld2]

I am now seeing a therapist. My neurologist suggested that I have trauma that is causing my glitches. I'm still having them, but fingers crossed 🤞🏻 this will be the answer

[@darsanaprahladan9150]

What happens when any normal patient undergoes a video EEG test?

[@darsanaprahladan9150]

Does this test cause seizures in people who don't have epilepsy?

[@MSLifeTips]

Sar is meditation good for epilepsy can you do a video

[@LEEGULICKSON]

I was adopted at the age of 6 My State has it wear all adoption records were sealed, and no access to medical records, you know, you "Can't adopt out a broken child" this an assumption, so my guess is that I have had seizures sence child hood, but because I spaced out, for a few seconds or something and then would Cary on, I would not be able to give back the data, and then was told hey pay attention, this was back in 76-80's. Now, here I am at 54, I had great contact with mom and sister, Mom took the Autism ok, but the monet I so stated to my mom I have seizures, she will not pick up the phone, my sister said you have a demon because your living a sinfully life. What brought what was occurring to me is having a team of care workers as I have autism needing some support, my son had an ABA therapist, It's weird how we "Normalize things, just the sudden jerks all my life, never thinking that was not normal. Then, seeing the bloby things and flashing lights, I thought that was normal, had a near perfect driving record, save for being na idiot and racing my brother and another accident, to which, I am not sure what occrued, I wasn't aware of the red light when I saw I could not react at all, and through it. I figured oh it's stress, you know going through a divorce OK fine.. However looking back I did notice after what I learned about absence seizures is yes I did drift on the highway on to lanes, so I pulled off and get some sleep be back on the road. And now for the fun rude awakening. So one day I tossed my phone, so I called my Dr and said this happens regualry she said, come to my office ASAP, we're going to get your seizures checked,.. I said in my mind.. Doc your nuts.. I don't have epilepsy. No way, I would know some one would see me flopping like a fish... (no offense to those with clonic tonic), and I Sad Doc I do not have epilepsy and seizures, my Dog had those.. I could see him shaking, trying stand he wet the floor.. No arguing, so I met my first neurologist.. Then.. After all that... The next few days I was prescribed Lavectrim, well I am not tossing my phone anymore. At any rate, one day I was speaking to my son's ABA, who is now my ABA and I heard her say Lee, are you OK, I said, duh yea... Eh she said, eh.. You just checked out.. I said what, your joking stop joking and se said as a therapist I do not joke.. And the other ABA was there, and she said... I saw it to. I said OK, I'll make a call, so first call, meds, second call because I had it again, I was prescribed lacasomide. I was like. OK... And then I had 2 more, and the last one was back to back. And my ABA thought nothing of it before... And all this time, I get your guys favorite speech you love to say.. No Driving... Plaine simple.. So I went to the AI, and said, Washington state law DUI Epilipsy.. Oh boy did I have a wake up call... I dated a judges daughter, a long time ago and he said, knuckle head, you no longer have an excuse... From now on, if something was to occur, you have to look up the law... What upsets me the most, is when we're adopted we have no medical records. Then something occurs and you wind up in the pych unit, in the 80's and get lablesd schizo, then you learn You are having seizures and then you learn you probably been having seizures all your life. I am now 54, trying to process, this all, heck I was found aso to have ASD, this means 30percent chance for seizures, so I as a child with ASD, I invited words like gigcky and such... But hwt triggered to be the test was the stroke I had in the occibale lobe. You Neuropsychologists, sure know how to see through masking... But realign that I had ASD, type one needing support, Explained a lot. I finally felt I had an answer.. Until this stupid seizure shows up, hey I can handle having had a stroke, there's ways to reduce them. But epilepsy, or seizures, they control you until you find the right keys for them. The focal aware is the weirdest of all, slurred speech esnesitity to sound, At one time I thought I saw German cock roaches. But then I tired to keep speaking, I guess I sounded like a drunken sailre,I recognized being tired eye flutter and I thought I was pinching my eyes, but instead I was lifint my hand up and down in front of my eye.. I also had very slow speech.. But finally I had an EEG... I had a seizure in the room, before she could turn on the cam, she broke protocol by snapping her finger and failed to call ofr staff, I was in the middle of a sentence she said and I stopped, and I said is it possible to have a seizure and be aware... And she said yes. Well when she turned on the machine,. It recorded everything as normal... Accept for the 18 hrz distributed through out the entire scalp.. Not sure why that was important so it was abnormally normal? All I know, is that right now I am all over the place, Denial is one dangerous game to play and I won't play it. I am used to seeing my best fur buddy have seizures, I would pet him and comfort him. He later developed cancer, and the cancer went into his pymph nodes. Had to put him down before he suffered. I would never want my fur buddies to suffer. He was the most loving fur buddy ever. But I think at times he was alerting to me as well. I am going through the giving process, I use my bike on rare occasions, making sure I wear a helmet. And highly viable clothing. Why did mom stop contact when I told her I have seizures? What triggered my biological mom to end communications/ what caused such a strong reaction from my Christian Sister? Evedently the only thing I can think of... I brought the skellotons in the closets to light. I am the one who they thought was reminding them of some family secret they wanted to keep hidden, my adopted mom is going through a lot as well. She always thought I had schozprhenia... Put when you over lap Absence and focal aware seizures, child hood PtSD, and Autism, you get the perfect overlap that lead to the schizo. So yes, many conditions, back in the 80's were not schizo, but the criteria perfectly overlapped could give the incorrect diagnosis.. I am so thankful right now, that I have not killed anyone on the highway, I haven't harmed kids or my son and wife. I am thankful it was finally caught. And now I understand why when at a stop sign I had some one honking thier horn. Oh and prior to this I had migraines, they went away. But then some one said... Those were prbalby after having seizures. I am scared now, I am scared the EMU won't get a recording. I scared of going there because my seizures are not like a dog, here seizure.., good boy... Or Here seizure come, and the dog stays seated giving you that like, I am not going to you.. In truth I liked not knowing... Oh and I found out all my of having that flashy light, blobs of pickled colors, nope.. Not normal either. It's funny how we get accustomed to things.. It's also a wake up call whem the main tance man says you look like.... Fecal matter... I later asked him... Had did I look like and he said you looked like you were totally drained, and yes I felt that too. He opened the door to my medical transport and he said, I have seen a lot, but how you looked scared me. I said this is what seizure activity can do. Waking up tired... Then suddenly wanting to sleep after a seizure, ABA couldn't record it because they thought it as against ethics but I said please record it... My seizure freaked my care giver out as well... She said never saw a person stop dead in sientince and then cay on. So now the ue is when I have a seizure, I am to call my neurologist, and have other speak, because I have no Idea... And the fact I had 2 back to back... And I had no clue... That is way to dangerous. To even be near something to cook with. Gas grills and such. I hope the EMU captures something, heck I will take PNES. But I have a deep feeling it's not that. Peopleisaid your wishing me that they fidn something.

[@willoubooby]

I think i might be having silent seizures and may have had them since i was young i never knew there was such thing till recently. I stare into space or talk and pause and get confused and memory fog nothing sticks in i think I am having them alot too especially more so now since I been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, fibro, arthritis in lower back maybe other joints, hyperhidrosis and ectopic beats. I am on a few medication aswell for my disabilities what do I ask my doctor do I just say I need to see a doctor i think I am having silent seizures? I sometimes get headaches sicky sometimes and eyes aches and pain in bridge of nose sometimes about eyebrows

[@hayleighbotha983]

Can a person have an absence seizure with movement? I had childhood absence Epilepsy. My daughter has just been diagnosed with Primary generalised Epilepsy. She is 18 but special needs. She normally has myclonic jerks which the dr said are seizures and eeg confirmed, she is aware during these seizures though. They also said she has absence seizures but I have not seen it. Tonight she had the worst looking myclonic seizure that I have seen her have which was centralized in face movement it was a few seconds but afterwards she had no idea this happened so was blank or absent for those seconds. The movement looks almost like a weird hiccup but not from the abdomen

[@rajgorvitan8769]

My 14y son has absence seizure past 11 days.now he started to speak something happened in school automatically.or something other things.at that time.

[@khadraabdi9680]

Aselaykum doc ineed to contact any addree

[@DanielleLofton-l6j]

Just got my sons eeg results back from December yes he is having absence seizures 😢

[@sarameziane4341]

Is he under treatment now ?

[@marinawedderburn5618]

What about a toddler? My son is 21 months old and I have noticed the past two months he daydreams and just looks lost and then he comes back with a smile…

[@Medina817]

Hello - my daughter is having a seizure that she loses control for 3 seconds and then she starts doing the same she was doing ? Does this mean she has absence seizure ?

[@YadniksSolanki]

I have epilepsy from 12 years now am facing it to much of problems

[@whatdoyouthing8845]

Hello, I am taking Depakine, but I have very severe hair loss, I treated it, but it did not work. What is the best alternative to Dipakine?

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Mentioned all the treatments in the video

[@Fluffy56766]

Can i give multivitamins if taking ethosoxamine …

[@JoanKendall-m2z]

I am a 61 year old female. I started having PNES seizures 2 years ago. I also have an aneurysm in the right side of my brain. When I start into a seizure, all sounds and sight go away and I have to lay on the floor, either quit breathing or hold my breath. I cannot respond to questions and I stare. Was wondering if you had any advice for me. Thank you

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Yes. I made a whole series on PNES that you can review

[@AilenBergantinos]

Absence seizure is lifetime treatment?

[@Ahmed-uv9hc]

What about DEPAKINE Dr?

[@allylondon9579]

My 42 year old sister started having gran Mal seizure few months ago but i realized to day, learning more, that she has been havibg abdence seizure about 2 or so years ago. We dont know anything ablut epilepsy so, we just thought she was having psychotic episodes. She has repetaivr giggling or hamming, or blinking alot for few seconds and she is not concious of anything those few mintues. Spacing alot. I know you saying and im reading every where its childhood but dhe started in her 40s. What do you think? Im ttying to seek anothet specialist as the one she is seeing now seems to show any interest or ask any questions

[@khy7672]

He doc it’s it normal to have auras on your first day of medication change/adjustment?

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Hard to tell without evaluating the patient

[@carabarajas]

I was told I have this. But I got it when I was 18, I’m 28 now and still no answers

[@NurulIslam-lx4vx]

My Daughter Bushra Having epilepsy since 6 year. Initially she was treated with oxcarbazipine and Clonazepam. 3 year goes very well but last 2 year it goes beyond control. Currently she is having Velox 1000mg per day with Clonazepam. I can share EEG & MRI reports.

[@JourneywithLord]

What would actually cause this kind of seizures in a toddler at 4? Would you say infections - flu/cold/ fevers; low Hb; adenitis?

[@maiq6479]

Can absent epilepsy cause developmental delays in toddlers?

[@christinesalu3616]

I have grandson has some problem what medicine can buy for him

[@DrOmarDanoun]

The correct medications are mentioned in the video and discuss with your neurologist

[@Ryan-uh2kb]

Hey everyone, my girlfriend said I had an absence seizure. I don’t have epilepsy, but I do have ADHD, and anxiety and autism. My neighbor is a nurse and we live near a fire department or two. Does this mean that I have epilepsy?

[@ABSF49]

I had absence when I was little

[@maureenmtali5537]

when did they end and were you using any treatment?

[@robertlofton2563]

I have absence seizures since I was 25. I was having what a looked like day dreaming. Found out that I was having absence seizures.

[@MarieEuphemie]

Hi Doctor my partner is on Keppra and big seizures are well controlled. I have noticed approx 4 absent seizures per week. Any idea why this is happening?

[@Jujubean9795]

Make an appointment with your partners doctor.

[@Fluffy56766]

Dr….. my son is 12 and has been diagnosed with “absent seizure”. He is on Euthosiximide at moment …… i have seen the improvements but he is now having tonic seizures every 10 days etc Should i go back to doctor?

[@christophersmith7727]

I have had seizures since I was a baby and this month I had a absence seizure because I was just standing around and staring at the trash can or maybe it was a panic attack because I froze for a few minutes and then I was conscious again then I panicked when I saw my aunt and uncle

[@iknowwherethewildthingis2555]

😞 my granddaughter is 17 months old. I’ve noticed what looks like absence seizures. I’m scared to tell her parents.

[@patjones6776]

I have had seizures since I was 12. I'm now 60. Go ahead and tell the parents. Better that they ask the Doctor, than not know

[@iknowwherethewildthingis2555]

@@patjones6776 thank you for answering. May I ask how it has affected your life?

[@RogerSlick]

🤔 I wonder if you have a short grand mal, then is the confusion that follows an absence seizure 🤔🤔

[@grangrampa832]

So interesting dr

[@rebeccadinsmore5913]

My 2 year old has just been diagnosed with AS is this normal??

[@khadraabdi9680]

Aselaykum doc ineed to contact any address

[@DrOmarDanoun]

In the first comment

[@assilalhamwi660]

Doctor. My kid is almost 2 years old. She spaces out from time to time. Yesterday she was out and what made me worry more is that the shape of her eyes had changed. The lower eye lid was drooping. Could that be an absence seizure?

[@binubabu4460]

My Autistic adult child has seizure disorder and only medication so far helped him is Depakote . Tried at least 6 different kinds to get him off depakote due to its side effects. Any recommendations Doctor? Thanks

[@rubelhaque6844]

Is methyl prednisolone injection correct treatment for drug resistance epilepsy for 6 years child..

[@DrOmarDanoun]

Depending on the cause.. Steroids work only if the cause is inflammation in the brain

[@rubelhaque6844]

HISTORY SEIZURE DISORDER, FROM Bangladesh, WT 7.2KG HT 63 CM OFC 40 CM PROBLEMS-INFANTILE SPASM HIO SEIZURE ON THE 3RD DAY OF LIFE *****MRI BRAIN (JUL 2018) GLIOSIS IN THE OCCIPITAL AREA, MORE ON THE RIGHT 17/7/2018 WT 7.22 KG HT 64.5 CM OFC 40 CM TEMP 98.3 CM **** SA-0.36 M SQ 2/8/2018 WT 7.6 KG EEG-N 25/8/2018 8KG NO FURTHER SEIZURE, CAN SIT, BABBLING STARTED 31/10/2018 WT 8.55 KG WEAKNESS OF THE****** LEFT UPPER LIMB, PROBLEMS- NO FURTHER SEIZURE. SPEECH- REGRESSED FOR 1 MONTH PROBLEMS-1 ATTACK OF SEIZURE DURING FEVER, SEIZURE INVOLVING LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY LASTED FOR 20 MIN 28/9/2019 WT 9 KG PROBLEMS-EEG temporal discharges 15/9/2020 WT 12 KG 15/9/2020 NO FURTHER SEIZURE. POOR SPEECH 10-12 WORDS 25/5/2021 WT 12.5 KG SEIZURE LASTED FOR 45 MIN ONCE, GOOD COMPREHENSION 20/9/2021 WT 12 KG-- SEIZURE CONTINUING 16/06/2022 WT 15 KG, DROPS ATTACK, DH ACTON 45 DAYS (NO HELP) 4/12/2022 WT 15.5 KG GOT WEAK 4/7/2023-WT-16 KG DROP ATTACKS 4-5 TIMES PER DAY, AFTER WAKING UP FROM SLEEP Prescription No: 2301792, Prescription Date: 04/07/2023 12:21 2 Generic Name: BRIVARACETAM 10 MG/ML ORAL SOLUTION Instruction 2 ML+0+ 2ML To Be Continued 3 Generic Name: SODIUM VALPROATE (200 MG/5 ML) Syrup Instruction 7ML+0+9ML To Be Continued 4 Generic Name: TOPIRAMATE 50 MG Instruction 1+0+1 To Be Continued 5 Generic Name: LAMOTRIGINE 25 MG Instruction 1+0+1 To Be Continued 5 Day(s) 6 Generic Name: Methyl Prednisolone 500 mg/Vial IV/ IM Injection Instruction 400mg INTRAVENOUSLY daily IN THE MORNING FOR 5 DAYS ( REPEAT EVERY MONTHLY FOR 6 MONTHS) (PUSH OVER 30MIN) (DISSOLVE IN 10ml WATER AND PUSH 8ml; THIS 8ml HAS TO BE MIXED WITH 100ml NORMAL SALINE)

[@rubelhaque6844]

​@@DrOmarDanoun❤

[@YemisiAkinwale-c3x]

My daughter has absence seizure at the age of 5 year but now she is 10 year we are eplim 400 mg in night