Hello,
My son, who is 23 years old, has had several nocturnal seizures over the past few years. They all seem to stem from issues related to oxygen-levels (in my opinion). The first two occurred after taking allergy and cold meds in a short period of time, with some alcohol consumed later that night. He was hospitalized and kept under observation for 2-3 days but testing didn't reveal the cause. Additional testing by a neurologist also came up empty. He was prescribed Keppra and was seizure-free for 3 years. The next seizure took place during our 2nd night in another country after a long flight from the U.S. The next seizure (more severe) occurred the same night we returned back to the U.S. after an 11 hour flight. His Keppra was increased after that. He went seizure-free for 7 months until an evening of vaping seemed to trigger another seizure (no other explanation, in my opinion). He again had been seizure-free for about 6 months until recent air travel - a 5.5 hour flight over 3 time zones; during the 6th night of our trip, he experienced a nocturnal seizure just after falling asleep but we brought along Nayzilam and was able to use it to help mitigate the duration of the seizure. I found a research study which indicated that people who have a seizure disorder have a higher likelihood of a seizure within 7 days of air travel so we are now trying to determine if there is something we can do to eliminate these travel-related seizures (without avoiding air travel entirely). We did take a 3 hour flight within the same time zone earlier this year with no issues. Thanks in advance for any info.