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Can epilepsy just go?
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Can epilepsy just go?
by Jule__0, Apr 17, 1998 12:00AM
I have a relative who has suffered grand mal epileptic fits in the past (I know, I have witnessed two of these attacks and they were full, grand-mal. However, my relative has only had these attacks very infrequently with long time periods (years) in between. Also, the person in question does not want to believe that it was an epileptic fit, but prefers to say black-out. It transpires that in recent conversations with her doctors, she has been told that she probably never had epilepsy in the first place. Obviously, this is what she wants to believe - and who can blame her. The problem is that I know these attacks were real and severe, involving total loss of consciousness and on one occasion a bad fall. I'm worried that the doctor is being misled. If not, is the doctor right to tell her this? It could be that they will never recur. As a child witness at the time of one attach, I wasn't believed and it was only later when another witness was there that the original diagnosis of epilepsy was made. She is not on any treatment as far as I know. Can it really just go, like this?
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Thanks for the question jule. It is possible for some patients to have very infrequent seizures. It is also possible to have syncopal events (passing out) and have limb jerking movements. Of course we do not have all the details and we are not really sure of what your relative and doctor are saying to each other. Your relative can certainly seek a second opinion regarding her events, however, if she does not wish to there is not much you can do. Good luck.
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