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Had Seizure Attack. Put On Levetiracetam. Cause?

Hi, 3 days ago, my husband and I were working on setting up my computer and I evidently went into a seizure. I'm 49 years old and have never had anything like this happen. He called 911 and I was taken to the hospital where I could hardly get my words out I, I was also hallucinating a lot. It was like I could understand the questions, but could not answer them. I have been put on Levetiracetam 500 mg, twice a a day for 30 days. I'm quite scared and wondering why something like thins would just happen?
Thu, 29 Aug 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Seizure disorder or epilepsy is a common neurological illness, and can be well managed with medications.
Levetiracetam is a safe and effective drug for treating seizure.
Evaluation to find out the cause of seizures would include MRI scan of brain, EEG and blood tests.
Please discuss these issues with your doctor.
Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
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Had Seizure Attack. Put On Levetiracetam. Cause?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Seizure disorder or epilepsy is a common neurological illness, and can be well managed with medications. Levetiracetam is a safe and effective drug for treating seizure. Evaluation to find out the cause of seizures would include MRI scan of brain, EEG and blood tests. Please discuss these issues with your doctor. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/