If there is no one to monitor my sleep pattern, how do I know if I am having this problem:

Frontal lobe seizures...Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fro...810/DSECTION=1
Signs and symptoms

Frontal lobe seizures can vary greatly, but some characteristics are commonly noted:

* Frequent seizures
* Clustering of seizures, often during sleep

I am taking 500mg of Keppra twice a day already. I had my first seizure a coupe of weeks ago after brain surgery on the frontal lobe.

The most common method is to look for indirect clues. My wife can usually tell by her sore/cramped muscles (especially the calf muscles), or if she bit her cheek or tongue. Waking up with a headache or disoriented (more so than normal) can also give her a clue.

The more I read on these various epilepsy forums, the more I wonder about whether the majority of folks who have nocturnal seizures also have sleep apnea (which causes a drop in blood oxygen). If you suspect you are having nocturnal seizures, you might ask your doc about getting tested for it.

Thanks Bernard.

I woke yesterday feeling somewhat disoriented, but this could simply have been me waking in an "off" state due to Parkinson's. So, as you can tell, I have to sort through a couple of issues here.

I will call my neurolgist.

When I started having seizures (complex partials) they were ALL at night but woke me so I was well aware of them. It was months before they moved to daylight hours too.

If you would have a Video EEG in your hospital any seizures would be easy to spot.

I spend some time in a brain tumor forum and lots of the people who have had brain surgery for tumors develop seizures. There it is very common.

Best wishes.

Carolyn,

I spent years having nocturnal epileptic seizures caused by either consecutive TBI’s or lesions/cysts/cardiac arrest/etc. I am hypoxic all night due to the brain damage (brain regulatory problem not respiratory). I do not have sleep apnea, my brain is telling my lungs to saturate far to little oxygen at times.

Now that I have O2 as one of my meds, my sz are under control.

A fairly simple sleep study done at home (pulseoximetry) would tell you whether sleep apnea or hypoxia or?, were/are a problem for you.

Ambulatory EEG would be my next step

VEEG would be near my last step, however mine was done by the incompetent.

toad

The only thing scattered about my brain are its ashes

My Epi suggested I keep a notebook next to my bed and write down anything 'off' as soon as I wake up. Like if I have sore muscles, bitten cheeks or tongue, feeling unrested even though I slept, etc.

Maybe give that a try and see if it helps out some.