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What Causes Seizures?
Our son who is now 57 years, started with seizures (pati Pal) when he was 10years old He is on Dilentin & Phem. he will almost always get seizures ,when before a B M or even after his BM s Sometimes, he will even fall, sometimes these nods will last up to 30 Minutes (on & off)He had a VNS implant done in April, but we are not seeing a change that we would like. What causes the seizsures when he need to do a BM??Dolores Hop YYYY@YYYY
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Hello,
That his symptoms could be related to reflex epilepsy related to BM. There is not too much to be done in this clinical situation, as he has tried VNS too. I would also recommend discussing with his doctor on the possibility of starting levetiracetam.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
That his symptoms could be related to reflex epilepsy related to BM. There is not too much to be done in this clinical situation, as he has tried VNS too. I would also recommend discussing with his doctor on the possibility of starting levetiracetam.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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