absence seisure

[madisonbrowne]

i dont have epilepsy  but i thinkim   havingabsence seisures   i dontlose consciencnous,  but i do  get sparkles a nd flashes of likgh in my eyesthst cause me tostop watever im doing  until it passes 4 safety reasons   why would someone who doesnt have epilepsy suffer from such seisures

[madisonbrowne]

  no headachesafterwards    , theaura u speak of  hangs around  outa my   side vision of mylefteye theeye i havethese seisures  in,  the neurontin seems to have stoped them 4 now  been5 days sincei had  one

[madisonbrowne]

have to returntothe opthamologist    i ve had mANY EEG'S         theystilinsistonlabelin it a seisure of some sortwasontegretol4 years justrecently hasmy doc  swithed meto gabapentin ive nothad many  episodes since themed switch

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Have you done an EEG? And did the ophthalmologist mention anything about the optic nerve?

These flashes of light can be seen in migraine, too. Some people have them for a split second, while others may have for a couple of minutes. They are usually followed by headaches. But the episode may be aborted after the aura.

Regards

[madisonbrowne]

yes  THEFLASHES ARE LIKE ASIF SOMEONE  TOOKA PICTURE  RIGHt IN MY  FACE  THEYEFFECT THE   side of my left eye vision mainly    they last anywhere from 60  - 90 secs i  havehad them lst4 hours ,  sometimes afterwards i wil b e confused a little  bit      havetolookaround  to see  exactly where i am sitting    

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hi.

I figured out you had mentioned that you were only tested for retinal detachment, but did not have it. I am sorry for the confusion.

Can you describe the flashes of light? It looks like they may be the aura of migraine or actual seizures. Occipital lobe seizures are known to manifest in this way.

Regards

[madisonbrowne]

no  i donot havea history of  detached  retina istated i went andwas   exmanine 4 one itwasnt found  andi have no  headaches  soi dontse how migraine fits into   this im thinkinh morethat thestroke sinceit efeectedmy leftside andthat s theeye  more bothered  bythis   that maybe         my  lefteye  muscle wassoweakened it causingthis  but how wouldthatexplain the confusion i  feel  during and  after ihavethese episodes please  forgiveth e poor typing i  type  onehanded as myleftarmwas effected as well

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

Even I do not feel these are absence seizures. In fact, these are not seizures. Sincey ou have a history of stroke and retinal detachment, I would suggest a repeat ophthalmologic evaluation for any recurrence of the detachment. And as rightly mentioned by spastic, please get your neurologist to consider migraines.

Regards

[madisonbrowne]

no my eyes dont hurt, noheadaches  a nd yes ive had my  eye  doc check 4 a    detached retina  i had a stroke 13 years ago   soim thinkingit  has something to do with that  my doc just put meon gabapentin i hope that works

[spastic]

Hello, I am a friend on this forum, not a Dr but I would like to ask you some questions.  Do you have migraines?  Does your eyes hurt?  I would suggest getting an appt with your primary dr to get a referral to a neurologist.  Are you having any other symptoms?

Spastic