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Suggest Treatment For Siezures
Hello I have a question about seizures , I ve had seizures since I was 8 years old I have a twin brother he started having a different kind at of seizures at 18 we have 2 more people a older brother and older sister who both had very bad and very different seizures we all take medicine them but I have noticed that my younger brother might be having them we went out to eat today and his right arm started jerking well only 2 times but then he had this blank stare on his face and he didn t even know what he had done he has had an EEG but it came back normal and so did all the blood work I don t know if it is seizures but I sure hope you can tell me something please
Mon, 8 Jun 2015
Dear Patient,
your brother's right arm shaking and blank stare may well indicate a type of seizure. A normal EEG does not mean that he is not having seizures. He might consider getting a prolonged ambulatory EEG or a repeat EEG with sleep deprivation.
Thank you.
your brother's right arm shaking and blank stare may well indicate a type of seizure. A normal EEG does not mean that he is not having seizures. He might consider getting a prolonged ambulatory EEG or a repeat EEG with sleep deprivation.
Thank you.
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