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@tonyde Hi
Your question about blood pressure and seizures is really important, especially given your cardiac history.
From my understanding, both scenarios you mentioned are possible. High blood pressure can potentially trigger seizures in some people, and seizures can also cause blood pressure to spike during and after the event.
Your question reminds me of someone's story. She had a cardiac arrest alongside a seizure at home. Doctors haven't been able to determine what came first, that is: whether the cardiac arrest triggered the seizure or vice versa.
How are you feeling about the upcoming EEG? I remember you starting a discussion about 5-day EEGs in the hospital in our group last June.
Chris

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I'm getting a little nervous about it, everything from not having a seizure to having a really bad seizure. No seizure and it's a worthless hospital stay, a cardiac related seizure may not show brain activity and a bad seizure may cause permanent damage. I need the 5-dy EEG to help me find the cause and gain better control. The reality is anyone could have a seizure not related to brain activity or permanent damage from a seizure without being hospitalized for an EEG. I just have more time to worry about it.