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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 69092" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>Did someone say abnormal EEGs?? Right down my alley. My son and I both have* temporal lobe epilepsy. The temporal lobe controls emotions. My son has only partial seizures while I have had full grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizures as well as partial seizures. Neither of us had any spiking in our EEG that would warrant the diagnosis of epilepsy but then it is estimated that 50% of the TLE is not detectable with EEGs. That "abnormal reading" is as much as I got. I have a friend with TLE who use to have almost daily seizures (not since taking Lamictal and Topamax) who <em>never</em> had an abnormal EEG.</p><p></p><p>Seroquel like all antipsychotics, antidepressants and stims come with warnings that say they should be used cautiously by people with seizure disorders.</p><p></p><p>[*ETA maybe I should say that I <em>had</em> TLE. After ten+ years on anticonvulsants, I was weaned off them and haven't had a full or parital seizure since.]</p><p></p><p>My list of links about partial seizures:</p><p></p><p>The Pediatric Neurology Site: Seizures</p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/seizure1.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/seizure1.shtml</a></p><p></p><p>MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Seizures</p><p><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Partial (focal) seizure</p><p><a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000697.htm" target="_blank">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000697.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Medications which may lower seizure threshold</p><p><a href="http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/24/1/8/9/#" target="_blank">http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/24/1/8/9/#</a></p><p></p><p>Possible Temporal Lobe Symptoms</p><p><a href="http://www.pni.org/neuropsychiatry/seizures/ptls.html" target="_blank">http://www.pni.org/neuropsychiatry/seizures/ptls.html</a></p><p></p><p>Temporal lobe lesions</p><p><a href="http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Temporal-Lobe-Lesions.htm" target="_blank">http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Temporal-Lobe-Lesions.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Temporal Lobe Epilepsy</p><p><a href="http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Temporal-Lobe-Epilepsy.htm" target="_blank">http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Temporal-Lobe-Epilepsy.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Abdominal Epilepsy</p><p><a href="http://www.meridianinstitute.com/abepilep.htm" target="_blank">http://www.meridianinstitute.com/abepilep.htm</a></p><p></p><p>Fear as the main feature of epileptic seizures</p><p><a href="http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/70/2/186" target="_blank">http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/70/2/186</a></p><p></p><p>The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: Seizure Disorders</p><p><a href="http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic_disorders/seizure_disorders/seizure_disorders.html?qt=epilepsy&sc=&alt=sh" target="_blank">http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic_disorders/seizure_disorders/seizure_disorders.html?qt=epilepsy&sc=&alt=sh</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 69092, member: 1498"] Did someone say abnormal EEGs?? Right down my alley. My son and I both have* temporal lobe epilepsy. The temporal lobe controls emotions. My son has only partial seizures while I have had full grand mal (tonic-clonic) seizures as well as partial seizures. Neither of us had any spiking in our EEG that would warrant the diagnosis of epilepsy but then it is estimated that 50% of the TLE is not detectable with EEGs. That "abnormal reading" is as much as I got. I have a friend with TLE who use to have almost daily seizures (not since taking Lamictal and Topamax) who [I]never[/I] had an abnormal EEG. Seroquel like all antipsychotics, antidepressants and stims come with warnings that say they should be used cautiously by people with seizure disorders. [*ETA maybe I should say that I [I]had[/I] TLE. After ten+ years on anticonvulsants, I was weaned off them and haven't had a full or parital seizure since.] My list of links about partial seizures: The Pediatric Neurology Site: Seizures [URL]http://www.childbrain.com/seizure1.shtml[/URL] MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Seizures [URL]http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm[/URL] Partial (focal) seizure [URL]http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000697.htm[/URL] Medications which may lower seizure threshold [URL]http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/24/1/8/9/#[/URL] Possible Temporal Lobe Symptoms [URL]http://www.pni.org/neuropsychiatry/seizures/ptls.html[/URL] Temporal lobe lesions [URL]http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Temporal-Lobe-Lesions.htm[/URL] Temporal Lobe Epilepsy [URL]http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Temporal-Lobe-Epilepsy.htm[/URL] Abdominal Epilepsy [URL]http://www.meridianinstitute.com/abepilep.htm[/URL] Fear as the main feature of epileptic seizures [URL]http://jnnp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/70/2/186[/URL] The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: Seizure Disorders [URL]http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic_disorders/seizure_disorders/seizure_disorders.html?qt=epilepsy&sc=&alt=sh[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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