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Joseph DeMartino Afghanistan Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.67 Clarity of Response 9.78 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 9.78 Total Questions 76	I am an epileptic for 43 yrs.my seizures began when I was a 7yr.old child.they disappeared for approx.21yrs.they reappeared when I was 28. no outward cause for the return.in 1992 I had surgery on my left temporal lobe and again in `93.they lessened but I still had them. I now take dilantin and trileptal.seizures are partial ly controlled. I am well versed in the subject.
beth Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 24	I can answer questions related to epilepsy in general with school and work, medications, living with epilepsy and getting the most out of your treatment as well as surgery evaluation and emergency treatment of seizures specializing in seizures following head injuries or in special needs population
Sophia, R.N., M.S. U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.83 Clarity of Response 9.77 Timeliness 9.92 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 310	Almost any questions pertaining to epilepsy, seizures, pseudo-seizures, testing for epilepsy, medications, surgery. Self-care, appropriate emergency measures, medication side-effects, drug interactions etc.

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I am an epileptic for 43 yrs.my seizures began when I was a 7yr.old child.they disappeared for approx.21yrs.they reappeared when I was 28. no outward cause for the return.in 1992 I had surgery on my left temporal lobe and again in `93.they lessened but I still had them. I now take dilantin and trileptal.seizures are partial ly controlled. I am well versed in the subject.

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I can answer questions related to epilepsy in general with school and work, medications, living with epilepsy and getting the most out of your treatment as well as surgery evaluation and emergency treatment of seizures specializing in seizures following head injuries or in special needs population

Sophia, R.N., M.S.

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Almost any questions pertaining to epilepsy, seizures, pseudo-seizures, testing for epilepsy, medications, surgery. Self-care, appropriate emergency measures, medication side-effects, drug interactions etc.

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2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence:

hi Daniel the primary distinction is that for any sort of body injury,your leg,arm and especially your spine a ct will be more helpful,generally speaking,as it affords the dr.a much more distinctive

2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence:

Hi Daniel, Yes - an MRI is different from a C-T scan and it is important that she have one done. Seizures come from so many causes. If her MRI is perfectly normal and her EEG is perfectly normal, chances

2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence?:

Hello, About 1 in 10 people will have a seizure at some point in their life from a variety of causes. Sometimes the cause is completely unknown. You do not say how old you are which is sometimes a

2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence:

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

2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence:

Dear Daniel, You asked what the chance is of suffering another seizure if you have experienced one seizure. The only way that we can answer that, is if we know what provoked the first one. Every one

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