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What Causes Nausea,vomiting And Dizziness When Suffering From Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?

My son 34 yrs old has left temporal lobe epilepsy.(diagnosed when he was 5yrs-origin unknown) Since July 2013 he has has bouts of kidney stones (suspected cause - Zonisimide) Recently he has intermittent bouts of nausea, vomiting and dizziness . He also take Lamictal and Oxcarbazepine, all taking twicw daily. What could be a possible cause of this?
Sat, 8 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your son's current symptoms. There are three possible reasons for those symptoms:

1. Drug related side effects,

2. Complex partial seizures,

3. An unrelated gut problem.

First, you can discuss these symptoms with his neurologist and may get drug levels/EEG done.

If the above are normal, then, you may consult a gastroenterologist.

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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What Causes Nausea,vomiting And Dizziness When Suffering From Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your son s current symptoms. There are three possible reasons for those symptoms: 1. Drug related side effects, 2. Complex partial seizures, 3. An unrelated gut problem. First, you can discuss these symptoms with his neurologist and may get drug levels/EEG done. If the above are normal, then, you may consult a gastroenterologist. 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