Kicked in the head, now I have a new type of seizure
I was diagnosed with right temporal lobe deja vu seizures at 21, still get the deja vus but medicated to not have grand mals. Not DMV suspended. I am now 41 and the beginning of this year was kicked in the head by a pt when changing him 1ft away directly in forehead. And now I have my deja vus and now i get absent seizures. Between 90 to 120 sec ea. I become amnesic for 2-3min and then come back. I am done driving for now. Mri, ct, were neg for fluid. My in home eeg did finally capture 2 absent showed origination to right temporal lobe then to right hemisphere with left side hemisphere activity. But my question is..CAN YOU GET ANOTHER TYPE OF SEIZURE BY GETTING KICKED IN THE HEAD? Because now I have 2. I am so upset 🙁 My neurologist says its from my age and me getting older. But I have never had them until I got kicked in the head. I have had 12 since Jan. Please any help is appreciated.
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I have struggled with around 2 monthly seizures for 20yrs after a TBI caused by numerous blows to the head by my partner at that time. They started with 2 seizures a year & after I was trialled on meds for around 10 years which in the end did not work, it took them to 2 seizures a month. I stopped all meds in 2012 and have struggled with the 2 monthly seizures, which have now turned into Drop seizures so I am searching to see if there are any new meds, rather than Keppra, Epilim etc.
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2 ReactionsI got thrown off a horse broke both hands and hit my head.... hope you are doing ok.
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1 ReactionHi @terbrown!
I haven't heard from you in a while. How have you been doing? Were you able to find a good doctor? I hope so! 🙏
Wishing you a wonderful 2026!
Chris
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