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What Causes Blackout Spells In Adolescents?
my 14 year old daughter has had a 2 episodes in the last month during which she has gotten extremely dizzy and nauseous and felt everything was going black. I personally witnessed her first episode and she was as white as a ghost. The second one occurred tonight. I didn't see it because she is out of town. She said everything went black and then she began to shake all over. She felt nauseated for an hour afterwards. She was taken to a doctor and he said her BP was normal. Any ideas on what it could be and/or any tests you would recommend?
Mon, 4 Aug 2014
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From the available description it appears to me that there are two possibilities.
1. Firstly it may be a dissociative episodes which are quite common in adolescent girls following stress. Even the stress of staying away from you may be cause. You need to talk to her any problem she is facing in recent months/weeks.
2. The second possibility is seizure disorder. The typical movements and loss of consciousness indicates toward them although most of patients are unable to remember themselves.
You need to see a doctor as soon as possible in case there is second problem.
'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".
Thanks
Thanks for using health care magic.
From the available description it appears to me that there are two possibilities.
1. Firstly it may be a dissociative episodes which are quite common in adolescent girls following stress. Even the stress of staying away from you may be cause. You need to talk to her any problem she is facing in recent months/weeks.
2. The second possibility is seizure disorder. The typical movements and loss of consciousness indicates toward them although most of patients are unable to remember themselves.
You need to see a doctor as soon as possible in case there is second problem.
'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".
Thanks
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