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Subject: Seizures during sleep
Forum: The Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum
Topic Area: Sleep
Posted by Charlotte on June 22, 1998 at 00:13:35:


My husband began having seizures in his sleep about three years ago. In that
time he has had approximately 10 of them. After the first one he had an MRI
and an EEG, but they both came back negative. The dotor ruled it sleep
deprivation. It was nine months between the first and second one. The others
did not occur after a lack of sleep. I can usually tell when he is going to
have one because for the two or three nights before he will twitch in his
sleep. I am very concerned about him because he refuses to return to the
doctor. If he returns, he will lose his job. He drives a commercial vehicle,
and seizures are a reason to lose your CDL. Could you tell me the possible
cause of these seizures?

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