is it a seizure

[ArmyWife1990]

My husband is a 42 yr old pilot. He is overall healthy, blood pressure borderline high but that is due to family history. He has ran 3 marathons and has a resting heart rate in the 40's. At dinner one night in a dimly lit restaurant we had been there approx 20 minutes and he said he had the feeling of Deja Vu and quickly dismissed it as we have been there before. Then no more than a couple of minutes passed when he said I'm feeling so weird, I feel like I zone out there for a minute. He then tells me of a vivid daydream he had just had and after feeling "wonky" we left the restaurant and he stated he was feeling anxious and the weird feeling came back in a wave but he never "daydreamed" We went to the ED and he had a head CT, labs and a EKG. All of wich came back normal. My question is multi, does this sound like a seizure? No one so far is is familiar with these symptoms. We are following up with a flight physician and I would like to know what to expect. Also could this be a one-time thing? With his career he will never fly again as a pilot if this is seizures. I'm trying to prepare and educate myself so I can be strong for him.

[ArmyWife1990]

Thanks,  a neurologist is our next stop. His mother had a aneurysm followed by a stroke at his age and the physician felt a MRI with stroke protocol and anuerysm protocol would be helpful. the flight surgeon is just so unsure of anything. He feels that d/t the lack of other on going symptoms that this might be a "one-time" thing that will never be explained, but because of his job we will explore all options. One thing that was mentioned was NMS he faints very easily (having is labs drawn he has to lay down, he has had a couple of recent dental surgeries and almost past out) It looks like we are in for allot of tests. I appreciate what your doing here. Once again Thanks for your help.

[Godofredo MD]

Hi.

There is no certainty that what your husband experienced is, indeed, a seizure. Although deja vu has been linked to some cases of temporal lobe epilepsy, the same assumption cannot be made at the moment regarding your husband's symptoms.

Other conditions which could probably cause such symptoms include high blood pressure or decreased blood flow to the brain as what occurs in transient ischemic attacks.

It would be advisable to continually monitor and observe for any recurrence of his symptoms.

A consult with a neurologist could also be done to help in evaluating his condition.

Hope this helps.