Still do not know about my seizure problem

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I was diagnosed in 2002 with seizures but all the professionals that have seen me still cannot tell me what kinds, I have tons of MRI's, eegs, ekgs, Cardio grams, and more and still they have all come back normal. To this day I am on topiramate twice a day to control whatever spells happen. Just last year I was driving at 3:20am in the morning and I had tunnel vision because I was having an attack, it started off with the sharp pains in my head, tremors, and so on. That was the first time I have ever had the tunnel vision. I do believe my attacks are shifting into another realm of its own. Other than that my attacks start out with that sharp stabbing pains in my head, it literally feels like someone is taking a sharp object and jabbing it into my skull, I get numbing sensations in my nose, throat, gums, lips, tongue, and I begin to slur like I am drunk, my arms loose feeling, I start to lose my sight, and the tremors start, every now and then I will lose feeling in my leg or legs, the numbing lasts for like hour or two, my sight returns in about 2 1/2 hours but my head pain lasts FOREVER (2-3 DAYS), but I will have tests done and they all come back normal. I can even tell you that I had an MRI and I felt every area that it was scanning, my brain and on my spine, I was shaking in the tube because the areas that they were taking the pictures it was going numb, I got so sick someone had to drive me home after I had the MRI done. Curious Anyone know what kind of seizures I am having that the neurologist cannot seem to give me a straight answer and I have seen 3 so far.

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Lisaellah · Answer

Hi I just right now I have numbness in my tung an in my arms I fell like my tung an my throat are swelling iam really scared what could this be and should I go to the hospital

KMathurMD · Answer

Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. Headache with numbness/tingling/pain, tremors etc in the body along with vertigo/vision problems can be due to hemiplegic migraines. Usually the symptoms are in one half of the body, but both halves may be involved too. Other possibilities are benign intracranial hypertension, high blood pressure, low vitamin B12 and vitamin D, and nerve compression in the neck. 

The diagnosis of hemiplegic migraines is made based on symptoms and by exclusion of above mentioned causes. Treatment is through vitamin and electrolyte supplementation, topiramate, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication. Please discuss all this with your doctor. Take care!

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