Nocturnal seizures

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Anyone know much about them? My wife has to call the ambulance the other night as I woke up from my sleep acting strange. I was talking jubberish not make any sense. When they got there I didn’t know my wife’s name or the date. I came out of it after about 39 minutes. This is the second time this has happened and they think I may be having nocturnal seizures. They have started me on a seizure medication called Keppra.
 
My son has epilepsy. They started him on Keppra when his seizures started but it didn’t help him. They moved him to Depakote and it worked right away. Have you done a sleep study? They kept my son for 3 days with a bunch of electrodes attached to his head and measured his brain waves. He’s had two, one at initial diagnosis and the other to see how the Depakote was working. I would think that would be something to ask your physician about.
 
Do you ever drink alcohol before bed? Particularly the nights this has happened?

One of my high school friends had this happen to his wife and they eventually realized it always flared up when she would drink 2-3 glasses of wine before bed. She stopped drinking and it hasn't happened since.
 
Enigma94 said:
My son has epilepsy. They started him on Keppra when his seizures started but it didn’t help him. They moved him to Depakote and it worked right away. Have you done a sleep study? They kept my son for 3 days with a bunch of electrodes attached to his head and measured his brain waves. He’s had two, one at initial diagnosis and the other to see how the Depakote was working. I would think that would be something to ask your physician about.
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Yes I think they are going to do a sleep study on me. They did ct scans, mri and eeg. No sign of stroke.
 
HeelYeah2012 said:
Do you ever drink alcohol before bed? Particularly the nights this has happened?

One of my high school friends had this happen to his wife and they eventually realized it always flared up when she would drink 2-3 glasses of wine before bed. She stopped drinking and it hasn't happened since.
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No
 
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