27 years
After having a seizure (1st time) my friend is starting to have panic attacks. We've seen a neurologist, going to get results soon, is there anything else we should check out?
May 28, 2013
Normally after seizures, a cerebral CT scan should be done to determine if there's a lesion, and an EEG to determine if it's Epilepsy (focal or general).
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The primary goal of the medical evaluation is to figure out if your friend symptoms were actually caused by a seizure and, if so, why the seizure occurred.
To make a diagnosis, your doctor may perform or order:
1-Complete neurological exam(Take a detailed medical history including a family history of seizures,Gather information about the behavior before, during, and after the episode,Do a complete physical and neurological exam)
2-Blood work and other lab tests to look for abnormalities in blood glucose,electrolytes, and other factors
3-Imaging tests of the brain
Brain imaging tests such as an MRI or CT scan to help narrow down a possible treatable cause
4-Electroencephalogram, to test your brain's electrical activity and to identify any abnormal electrical misfiring in the brain and help predict the risk of future seizures
Your doctor will also ask a series of questions to find out if any of these factors may be responsible for the seizure:
-Drug or alcohol use
-Injury to the head
-High fever or infection
-Genetic abnormality
this is the work up for first time seizure coming patient ,previously being normal with no past medical conditions
To make a diagnosis, your doctor may perform or order:
1-Complete neurological exam(Take a detailed medical history including a family history of seizures,Gather information about the behavior before, during, and after the episode,Do a complete physical and neurological exam)
2-Blood work and other lab tests to look for abnormalities in blood glucose,electrolytes, and other factors
3-Imaging tests of the brain
Brain imaging tests such as an MRI or CT scan to help narrow down a possible treatable cause
4-Electroencephalogram, to test your brain's electrical activity and to identify any abnormal electrical misfiring in the brain and help predict the risk of future seizures
Your doctor will also ask a series of questions to find out if any of these factors may be responsible for the seizure:
-Drug or alcohol use
-Injury to the head
-High fever or infection
-Genetic abnormality
this is the work up for first time seizure coming patient ,previously being normal with no past medical conditions
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