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What Can Cause Frequent Seizures?

Hi ,my sister fainted in school two days ago. She didn t wake up for a while, but then she stopped breathing for roughly around 10-15 seconds. An ambulance and my father was called and just as they both arrived she had seizure like episodes.. two to be exact, but in the ambulance she had 7.her heart rate went wow fast like no one could make there hear go that fast with even running. She was transferred hospitals because a brain scan was done and nothing showed up along with ever other test they could do there.. the other hospital she was sent to.. on the way there she had another 5 seizure things, she stayed over night and they gave her another brain test , different to the last one and in the middle of it she took another seizure and they also caught it on camera.. The specialist doctor came afterwards to speak to my father and basically said shes making herself do it..its all in her head and that we found nothing wrong with her shes just extra anxious! They sent her home and then there about 20 minutes ago she had another seizure just after she walked down the stairs (with someone on front and behind her of course ..just in case) to take a drink and then next minute she said my sisters name and took another seizure.. please if anyone has any answer i would be greatful!!
Mon, 13 Apr 2015
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HI

Thanks for posting your query.

First of all I need to know what exactly was her heart rate at the time of seizure . A mild elevation in heart rate and be made voluntarily but extreme fast heart rate means she is not doing it by herself.

Also observe her when she is alone without coming to her notice . If any time she gets seizure when she is unaware that she is being observed then it means that she is not faking it . Also observe her eyes at the time of seizures .

For the time being let us assume that she is making it by herself . In that case it is due to some Psychological problem which requires to be tackled by a Psychiatrist. So for the time being get a Psychiatrist Consult.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.

Regards.
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What Can Cause Frequent Seizures?

HI Thanks for posting your query. First of all I need to know what exactly was her heart rate at the time of seizure . A mild elevation in heart rate and be made voluntarily but extreme fast heart rate means she is not doing it by herself. Also observe her when she is alone without coming to her notice . If any time she gets seizure when she is unaware that she is being observed then it means that she is not faking it . Also observe her eyes at the time of seizures . For the time being let us assume that she is making it by herself . In that case it is due to some Psychological problem which requires to be tackled by a Psychiatrist. So for the time being get a Psychiatrist Consult. Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarifications feel free to ask. Regards.