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Old 11-12-2007, 02:47 AM
Roy Browning Roy Browning is offline
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Default Had 2 seizures ... what to do??

Hello,

I am 49 yrs. old and live alone and apparently I had a seizure
a few days ago while sitting at the computer playing chess.

I was unconscious for a very short time and apparently
got up then fell down onto something (unknown)

I just blacked out (no aura) for a possibly a minute or two and
I must have fallen backwards onto my head and cut a 2 inch
gash into the -back- of my head. Blood was everywhere in the
apartment.

However, when I woke up (disoriented) I was sitting back
in the chair at the computer with blood dripping down out
of my skull!

How and why did I get back into the chair??

After I figured out what happened, I drove to the emergency
room where they sewed me up.

CT-scan negative, blood work negative, urine negative.

The same thing happened about a week prior while sitting at
the computer playing chess, but this time I must have landed
on my face (left side) because I had a bad black left eye. The
last time though when I woke up I was not at the computer
desk ... I somehow made my way (unconscious?) to my bed
where I woke up. Three days later my EEG was negative.

Can people walk around unconscious while having a seizure?

I've been sick with a sinus infection and had a Herpes Simplex
infection in my cornea about 2 months ago.

The emergency room doctor said the cause of the last seizure
was unknown and reported me to the Dept. of Motor Vehicles.

I'm now on Neurontin and Klonopin, but I don't know if I have
Epilepsy or not. (I've been very stressed out recently)

I have another EEG set for Wednesday. (I have a neurologist)

Thank you for reading and any advise, as this is all new to me.

-Roy
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