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Why Am I Getting Frequent Seizures And Losing My Consciousness?

hello, I am trying to locate a dr that spelizes in seizures, where a patient loses conciencdeness, and is a friend of mine, I found him in Blackburn, Virginia, patient is around or in her 30 s, had seizures for over 15 yrs (give or take) I witnessed her having a seizure and at that time, she was on Dilantin, and said it caused her discomfort w/ stomach issues, but now her seizures are ore severe, and the family is trying to get her the best help, they can, and they can afford it, but having said that, she is losing concienseness, along with the usual symptoms of grand mal type seizures, these are quite frequent, the family has money, but not very educated on this matter, this is a woman with with 3 young children and I am worried about her, as her friend, I had located a Dr, in Blackburg, Va upon recommendations of someone else that her life was drastically changed for the better by this dr, All I know he is Board Cert, and been in practice in that area, hoping you can help, she is actuially at a neurologist office right now, as apparently the family now realizes after all these years their daughter needs really good and concise help. I am not able to pay a fee, I just noticed this feature on here, I am just trying to save a mother and her children and husband, from losing her,to this problem
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted the symptoms of your friend and I appreciate your willingness to help your friend.

She needs to be evaluated to find out the cause of seizures. This would require clinical examination, followed by MRI brain and electroencephalography (EEG).

In most cases, medicines would be enough to control the seizures. Good anti-seizure drugs include sodium valproate, lamotrigine and levetiracetam.

The neurologist would be able to choose the best drug for her.

There is no need to worry, as she would do well with appropriate treatment.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Why Am I Getting Frequent Seizures And Losing My Consciousness?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted the symptoms of your friend and I appreciate your willingness to help your friend. She needs to be evaluated to find out the cause of seizures. This would require clinical examination, followed by MRI brain and electroencephalography (EEG). In most cases, medicines would be enough to control the seizures. Good anti-seizure drugs include sodium valproate, lamotrigine and levetiracetam. The neurologist would be able to choose the best drug for her. There is no need to worry, as she would do well with appropriate treatment. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in