Tuesday, July 7, 2009

[epilepsy] Re: Help please



--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "Jewl Wall" <wallja99@...> wrote:
>
> Rhonda,
>
> HI, and Welcome , My name is Jewl I am 46 years old and I am married and
> we live in TX . I have had EP since 1996 after catching a virus .
>
> I know you will find a wealth of information and friends here.
>
> If I can help in anyway just let me know, I am the Owner of this group It
> sounds like your brother is having absence seizures described below. But I
> am not a doctor. I am just someone who has had it for 12 years now.
>
> Absence Seizures
>
>
> In an absence seizure, epileptic activity occurs throughout the entire
> brain. It is a milder type of activity which causes unconsciousness without
> causing convulsions. After the seizure, there is no memory of it.
>
> An absence seizure begins abruptly and without warning, consists of a period
> of unconsciousness with a blank stare, and ends abruptly. There is no
> confusion after the seizure, and the person can usually resume full activity
> immediately. An absence seizure may be accompanied by chewing movements,
> rapid breathing, or rhythmic blinking.
>
> Absence seizures are short, usually lasting only 2-10 seconds. They are very
> mild, and may go unnoticed by parents and teachers. Because absence seizures
> may recur frequently during the day, a child who experiences them may have
> difficulty learning if they are not recognized and treated.
> Absence seizures may be treated with
> <http://www.epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/eec4ab7163ac717385256e59
> 00752656/c431afa73c774c6485256d3a001273d9?OpenDocument> acetazolamide,
> <http://www.epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/eec4ab7163ac717385256e59
> 00752656/e092c2be49f828a785256f8f00648534?OpenDocument> clonazepam,
> <http://www.epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/eec4ab7163ac717385256e59
> 00752656/51e5ddb7a3f470c285256f8f00647df8?OpenDocument> ethosuximide,
> <http://www.epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/eec4ab7163ac717385256e59
> 00752656/25b2fe28cb9dce4285256f8f00646958?OpenDocument> lamotrigine, or
> <http://www.epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/eec4ab7163ac717385256e59
> 00752656/2724a6aecf704cbb85256d3a00122cfd?OpenDocument> valproic acid (for
> children prone to tonic-clonic seizures).
>
>
> Jewl, TX
>
> Information on Seizure Response/Alert Dogs
>
> http://www.homestea <blocked::http://www.homestead.com/Tagert/MsJewl.html>
> d.com/Tagert/MsJewl.html
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

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