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Unexplained Sleeping Seizures. Can Be Due To Lack Of Sleep Or Neck Injury?
Hi my name i amanda. I have unexsplained sleeping seizers since last january. Each time they come in two an they are grandmals. I had my daughter july 5 2011 an she for over the first yr rarly slept due to her exsima and teething. I have two questions. Due to barely getting sleep could that be a factor of my seizers? Iv had two eegs an both clean and two mris and both clean. I have neruoligist but hes not knowing. The other thisng tho is i have a spot in the top of my neck at my scole line that hurts all the time and also before my seizures i had a major headach for two days prier. My second question if not from lack of sleep could the seizures be due to a pinch nurve or injury in my neck? I dont want to say i dnt like my doctor but i dont feel they are really trying to find the cause Thank u for letting people ask their questions just for more advice
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
Dear Amanda
First of all I need you to relax and understand that according to a research every 100th person on this planet is prone to having at last 1 seizure in his or her life span. It is a big number. secondly if your MRI and EEGs are normal then the cause of your seizures is at neuron level. Sometimes some part of our brain produce enhanced neurological activity that can lead to a seizure. Now that as your seizure is Grand Mal type, it is most likely that it originates in the cerebral cortex of your brain. If i was your doctor I would recommend you take some anti epileptic medication.
I would also recommend you to get enough sleep. There is a more chance of having an epileptic fit if your brain is fatigued so yes it is related to less sleep.
As for the injury to your neck; There are a lot of seizures that can develop post traumatic to head injury but mostly these seizures are focal because a certain part of brain is damaged.
The pain you have prior to an epileptic fit could be an aura. Auras are very common in grand mal epilepsy. But you should get it checked from a good neurologist/ neurosurgeon.
I hope this answer was helpful. Feel free to ask anything
regards,
Dr. Ammar bin Ahsan
First of all I need you to relax and understand that according to a research every 100th person on this planet is prone to having at last 1 seizure in his or her life span. It is a big number. secondly if your MRI and EEGs are normal then the cause of your seizures is at neuron level. Sometimes some part of our brain produce enhanced neurological activity that can lead to a seizure. Now that as your seizure is Grand Mal type, it is most likely that it originates in the cerebral cortex of your brain. If i was your doctor I would recommend you take some anti epileptic medication.
I would also recommend you to get enough sleep. There is a more chance of having an epileptic fit if your brain is fatigued so yes it is related to less sleep.
As for the injury to your neck; There are a lot of seizures that can develop post traumatic to head injury but mostly these seizures are focal because a certain part of brain is damaged.
The pain you have prior to an epileptic fit could be an aura. Auras are very common in grand mal epilepsy. But you should get it checked from a good neurologist/ neurosurgeon.
I hope this answer was helpful. Feel free to ask anything
regards,
Dr. Ammar bin Ahsan
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