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Which Type Of Doctor Should I Consult As I Am Having Seizures And A Couple Of Autoimmune Issues?

I have been having seizures - verified as non epileptic - for several months. I also have a couple of autoimmune issues. Chronic hives, virility, and Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. I suspect my seizures and some other symptoms are caused by Hasimoto's encephalitis. Which type of doctor would treat that? An Endocrinologist, a neurologist or some other specialty?
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Your seizure disorder, non-epileptic or epileptic can be very well managed by a neurologist or an epileptologist which is a neurologist who specializes in epilepsy. Your autoimmune pathologies would likely be co-managed by a neurologist for the encephalitic part of the problem along with the appropriate specialist for the primary body part which then, resulted in the encephalitis (e.g. Hashimoto's= ENDOCRINOLOGY), etc. Hope that clarifies. Please rate with 5 stars on exit and write me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for more questions.

P.S. If you have documented ENCEPHALITIS how did you come by the DEFINITE diagnosis of NON-EPILEPTIC event disorder? Encephalitis is a very strong risk factor for epileptic discharges to develop AND it is not uncommon for people diagnosed with NON-epileptic disorders to have a mixed picture meaning that both epileptic and non-epileptic events can occur at different times. Having one diagnosis never rules out the other. Cheers!
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Which Type Of Doctor Should I Consult As I Am Having Seizures And A Couple Of Autoimmune Issues?

Your seizure disorder, non-epileptic or epileptic can be very well managed by a neurologist or an epileptologist which is a neurologist who specializes in epilepsy. Your autoimmune pathologies would likely be co-managed by a neurologist for the encephalitic part of the problem along with the appropriate specialist for the primary body part which then, resulted in the encephalitis (e.g. Hashimoto s= ENDOCRINOLOGY), etc. Hope that clarifies. Please rate with 5 stars on exit and write me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for more questions. P.S. If you have documented ENCEPHALITIS how did you come by the DEFINITE diagnosis of NON-EPILEPTIC event disorder? Encephalitis is a very strong risk factor for epileptic discharges to develop AND it is not uncommon for people diagnosed with NON-epileptic disorders to have a mixed picture meaning that both epileptic and non-epileptic events can occur at different times. Having one diagnosis never rules out the other. Cheers!