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Epilepsy - Seizure Recurrence
Expert: Joseph DeMartino - 10/29/2009
Question
Hi, when you first have an unprovoked seizure what are the chances of a recurrence? That being a person with no brain trauma, no epilepsy family history, normal EEG blood tests and CT scan. I was told that if you do not have another one in 6 months to a year you are prabably never going to have another one. Is that accurate? A friend of mine had a seizure 17 months ago and he is scared to death of having another one. He doesn't even drive!
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hi Daniel
first off,i'm sorry to hear of the trouble your friend has had.in terms of likelihood you are essentially correct except that the time period is a bit different.although as time extends it is indeed more in your favor i can understand the tentativeness your friend has.what you do need to do is try to find what it is that may have have triggered the seizure.remember as well that having a seizure does not neccesarily indicate only epilepsy.an MRI would not be out of reach to think about.and sometimes a seizure may just occur without a cause to have triggered it.make sure to see a neurologist.good luck
be well
Joe
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