Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
possibly hereditary
by jai07, Jun 03, 2008 08:27PM
I have had seizures for the past 4 years. I have been through many tests to find nothing. I found out that my uncle on my dads side, my grandfather, my 3 counsins have all had seizures in the past too! My female cousin started hers at 45 and is on dilantin, I s started mine at 45 too! What could cause this to happen to all my family members with no results known. Could this be some genetic thing? Thanks any answer would be appreciated.
Related discussions
-
is this a form of seizure? (3 replies):About 18 years ago my husband had a motorcycle accident ...[more]
-
Monthly Patterned Seizures (2 replies):After an accident in 2000, I started to have abscense se...[more]
-
suto seizures (6 replies):my husband has been having these so callled suto seizure...[more]
-
Seizures symptoms (2 replies):Hi, I am 16 years old now, and I have been having sei...[more]
-
wildcolonialboy (3 replies):16 years ago i had 2 ideopathic seizures.Had all the tes...[more]
-
Gelastic Seizures (3 replies):My Husband Started having Gelastic Seizures at age 30 (a...[more]
-
Why 6 - 7 pm seizures only (2 replies):I have recently been diagnosed with absence seizures. I ...[more]
Post Comment
Related Communities
Related Expert Forums
Recent Activity
Most Popular Trackers
RSS
Expert Activity
Community Members
From your family history, it is indeed likely that these seizures are genetic and hereditarily passed on from one generation to another. Most often, the exact cause of these seizures cannot be pinpointed after extensive work-ups and hence termed 'idiopathic' seizures. The best course of treatment is through medications that control the seizures and counseling. I genetic counselor consult may be in order, so that you and your family members can predict the future incidence of the condition in your family.
Regards and God bless.