Originally Posted by Lara

I get migraine with aura but sometimes I just get the aura and not the headache.

Originally Posted by Sitke

...last August I started with the walking again and could walk a block, look up and not remember walking the block

Originally Posted by Lara

Sitke,
When I was reading some more information yesterday about "silent migraines",
I kept coming across references to amnesia.

Your episodes may not be related but I thought I'd post for you.

Migraine FAQs: What are symptoms of silent migraines?
http://migraine.com/faqs/what-are-sy...ent-migraines/

Originally Posted by Sitke

Hello,

Thought I'd come on over here to see if anyone has suffered these symptoms.

Brief background, had a severe concussion from car accident last year, also physical injuries still in therapy for, neck and shoulder.

Since the accident I've had awful cognitive problems, about 5 months later started with episodes of not remembering what I had just done, for eg would walk a block and not remember doing it, opening cupboards and opening a bottle and suddenly realize I'd done it.

In December my brain felt like it "shifted" I felt sudden nausea and fear, my husband said I had a fixed stare, then my arms felt like they had electricity shooting down them and they were shaking, then 2 fingers started twitching then it all passed, lasted for a few minutes.

At the ER I suddenly could not write and I started shouting the same thing over and over like a robot, could not stop myself even though I knew it was me somehow, then I started coming out of it and felt clearer.

Dr thought maybe some kind of seizure or complex migraines so I am wondering if anyone with migraines has experienced these things?

Lights can set these episodes off, computer, TV and in stores.

Over the weekend I suddenly got the most severe headache and my head fell forward and my eyes closed, I wanted to shout out but couldn't, when I did manage to open them I was told I was staring weirdly, to me it felt like I couldn't break the stare for about 30 secs then went back to normal.

Don't always get headaches though, notice with the nicer weather I am getting them.

So frustrating but am seeing a neurologist next month.

sorry this is long, I'm worried, thank you for any advice.

Originally Posted by Sitke

Hi Doc,

I thought it may have happened because I was so distracted or lost in thought but it feels completely different, no thoughts before it happens, I just seem to wake up, no thoughts during it.

Yes Lara, no headache, no nausea, no aura, nothing...my brain shuts off for some reason.

I do have PCS from a bad concussion last year, hit my head but have no memory of doing it, had severe pressure building in my head, contusion and confusion at the ER, never been the same since, just awful really but determined to find out what's going on, another Dr at the ER last December after having seizure like activity said TBI....

Originally Posted by Sitke

I do have PCS from a bad concussion last year, hit my head but have no memory of doing it, had severe pressure building in my head, contusion and confusion at the ER, never been the same since, just awful really but determined to find out what's going on, another Dr at the ER last December after having seizure like activity said TBI....

Originally Posted by Diandra

Hi Sitke,
I had the same occurrence but my neurologist called it "complex partial seizures". Is that what you mean by PCS?