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Are Tingling, Numbness In The Left Side Of Face Followed By Migraine Signs Of Brain Tumor Considering A History Of Seizures?

I have a question about temporal lobe epilepsy. I've had mild, conscious, limb jerking seizures only lasting 10 seconds since I was 11. they happen at least once a month. however I've developed what my Gp believes to be 'new' types of seizures. a few months ago I experienced a numb/swollen/tingling sensation in my left arm. it travelled up into my chest cavity, then Individually my fingers started to feel tingly. the sensation then moved into my mouth and caused the left side of my face and tongue to fall limp. after that I had a scintillations (stars/blur/pixels in my left eye) followed by a massive migraine. then last week I experienced the same scintillations in my left eye followed by a 4.5 hour migraine.

My gp said the first 'new' symptoms present as a seizure.

Is this an indication my seizures are getting worse? Will they turn Into grand mals? Are they a sign of brain damage or a tumor?
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms. These symptoms are suggestive of partial sensory seizures, which indicate a likely pathology/disease on the right side of brain.

Brain tumor is one of the rare cause of sensory seizures, so, you should not worry about that possibility. However, MRI scan of brain is needed to confirm the diagnosis.

As of now, you should be on adequate anti-epileptic medications for appropriate seizure control.

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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Are Tingling, Numbness In The Left Side Of Face Followed By Migraine Signs Of Brain Tumor Considering A History Of Seizures?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms. These symptoms are suggestive of partial sensory seizures, which indicate a likely pathology/disease on the right side of brain. Brain tumor is one of the rare cause of sensory seizures, so, you should not worry about that possibility. However, MRI scan of brain is needed to confirm the diagnosis. As of now, you should be on adequate anti-epileptic medications for appropriate seizure control. 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