Teaching videos on various neurology topics. They are bite-sized videos taught by a neurologist for patients, caregivers, and anyone else interested. Of course, these videos are not medical advice or diagnosis, and they are not intended to replace consultation with a qualified physician. I want you (and everyone) to be educated about their health conditions and to ask great questions of their care team!
I am epileptic with INFREQUENT seizures. While raking leaves in Nov. 2018, I suffered a "Grand Mal" seizure. I saw a bright white flash of light whilst every muscle in my body contracted at once. As gravity pulled me to Earth, my skull struck my driveway, HARD! After a CAT scan and MRI in the EMERGENCY Dept, I was prepped for my 1st of six (6) craniotomy brain surgeries. The neurosurgeon removed a rectangle of my skull and drilled multiple holes in it to relieve the blood pressure that was pushing my brain into my brainstem, the seat of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. The ANS controls all of the things that our body does, that we do NOT have to consciously think about, including RESPIRATION. I would have stopped breathing and died if not for this surgeon. He saved my life! 😊 I have lived in hospitals and Skilled Nursing Facilities ever since. Eating the high fat, high carbohydrate meals that they serve and lying in bed for six (6) years had made me obese. I made a New Years resolution to do 100 consecutive pushups and had accomplished that goal, but my belly was still retaining fat. I did some research into Depakote and learned that it contributes to fat retention. Knowing, based upon my experience as an epileptic for four (4) decades, that my seizures are always preceded by sudden changes to my body, I GRADUALLY tapered off Depakote over a period of months. I have NOT had a single seizure and have lost that stubborn belly fat. I will NEVER put Depakote in my body ever again!
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What about people with symptoms of MS, neurological issues, but MRI brain is normal. What conditions mimic MS with normal MRI of brain and orbits. Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I had an episode of TGA three days ago that resulted in my wife taking me to ER and getting admitted overnight. Happened while lifting weights (nothing crazy heavy...weights that I've been handling for over 10 years) at the gym. Folks there say I did not seem out of the ordinary. Walked out of building and couldn't find my car (because I had walked to gym) so I called my wife and told her I was really confused. My BP was through the roof...like 210/180. She feared a stroke and rushed me to hospital. All tests were normal. 12 hours later I started to feel normal and was released after 24 hours. Glad to hear it's rare. However comments here indicate maybe not as rare as medicine thinks.
It allows me to sit down as i have pudendal nerve entrapment. Otherwise i would be able to drive anymore even. Also - at the end of the vid, was that the bloopers or had you taken a high dose yourself and got confused? 😂😂
Went thru all the tests for MS back in 2009-2012 to see why I was weak in and losing control of my right leg. They ran all the tests, which were negative for MS, but thought it MIGHT be ALS. Here I am ... still alive, slightly worse, but they say not ALS because of how many yrs its been! Been watching lots of videos by physicians and now wonder if it could be POMPE disease? Everything seems to match up.
Keppra certainly stopped my seizures but also made me extremely aggressive and short tempered, stopped within days after talking leviracitam and switching to depakote or divalproex. I struggle with some mental health disorder including depression and anxiety, and this was not taken into account. The “no reason to be mad” is very accurate. I had a repetitive argument that I would bring up on a regular basis without provocation.
Amazing for alcohol withdrawal or even curing alcoholism. I've watched a few videos on it, mixed reviews but nobody talked how about how effective it is for detoxing and staying sober. I realize benzos are the gold standard for withdrawal but they won't cancel the cravings like gabapentin does.
The only time I have a seizures is when the battery stops working I have been seizure free for 30 years can't be around a microwave or metal detector because it messes with the battery my doctor told me that when he had it put in
I'm a musician and right away I saw that you have some righteous guitars, therefore I really put some stock in your explanation of lamictle, thank you sir
Thanks for the video! Having Jake around to drill the bad energy might be beneficial as well. I have had the exact same breed for 17 years and he was curing me all the time with an acupuncture slaps to the lower extremeties so the blood to get upper a bit faster. Now after he is gone here I am seeking for help and advices.
I know this is an older video but …. I just had a mri done of the brain …. During part of the scan my left side of my face started to twitch ( more than I have ever gotten within the last year . ) so … is that normal ?
@@JullianLue I know for me , mine are always there . ( the twitching ) but I have spasms all over and it might be neurological to an extent . - found out that I have twisting in the artery the goes behind the right ear ( so another scan needs to be done ) but also found out that I have occipital neuralgia ( only took 20 years to diagnose that ! ) looking into treatment options but … Talk to your doctor and see about a referral to neurology . Also look into physio to help with all the smaller support muscles .
Is anybody on meds for this?? I was prescribed Keppra for 8 years (!) until another neurologist now put me on carbamazepine. Needless to say, I’m confused and scared, but at least my stores soon from taking Keppra is gone. Any suggestions???
I just had my third one over the last 8 years. I’m almost 67. First Keppra - misdiagnosed as seizures, and now I’m afraid to go off my new meds, even though I feel completely normal, except for when the episodes occur. The neurologist/psychiatrist determined within 15 minutes that I was bipolar, had temporal epilepsy, partial complex seizures and psychomotor seizures. The awesome Dr at the ER two days ago stated that I show no signs of an ‘seizure’ person. Sooo.. the guessing continues. Again… anybody on any meds for TGA? I’m afraid I’m doing my brain/body more harm than good by taking the meds, but I’m also afraid to go off of them.
My 15 year old is on 200mg lamictal for about 2 years now and is suddenly experiencing very bad insomnia. Only sleeps about 3 hours a night then wakes up every hour upon hour till he supposed to get up. We’ve done sleep study and done surgery to remove tonsils. Nothing has worked. Is it possible the insomnia would start after about a year and a half of use ?
How about Briviact? How long does someone need to be on these medications? Pharmacy says its a Schedule V (?) (don't know exactly, but a Schedule "?" drug (as a controlled substance)😬
I'm hoping to get approved to get VNS for TRD. Is the 'Robot voice' pretty common with this? If it works for me, I'm sure I'll get used to the side effects.
In one way this is terrifying. I've used Dilantin for 35 years without any real problems except recently slight "bottom of foot' numbness. Recently, for the first time, my levels are not staying up as they once did. Gums, bones, muscles, brain function, etc seem to be fine (I'm 72 and a classical pianist, gardener, active, grandkids and pool, etc). My doctor has retired and my new doc is urging me to add another drug. Very unsure of what to do at this point.
I need to add that I feel like I’ve had a really good life thanks to the Dilantin. But I also feel one of the things that help me out aside from taking medication on a regular basis and working a physical job and being out in the sun and stuff like that is not drinking or drugging anymore. The combination of the medication and these other things have allowed me to have a 20 year period with no seizures. Then I worked on a fluorescent light that was flashing at work and that was the first seizure I had in 20 years. That was my mistake. I feel like I’m in a bad decision mode of if I take it it’s controlled if I don’t take it my body’s going to pot. But at 71 I think I’m very fortunate to have had the life that I do have. If there was anything I could take that would control my seizures. As good as Dilantin has I would take.But today it seems like the lesser of two evils. Thank you for your post very much
I am 70 years old take that back 71, I’ve been on Dilantin for probably 50 years. I am experiencing osteoporosis. I found this out after the bone density test I just recently took. I’ve often thought of it as the lesser of two evils. True if I could not, Take any medication that would be great. At this stage of my life I feel like I don’t have any other options. With Dilantin I wanna pay period of 20 years without a seizure. For this I am truly grateful. I did lose my teeth at an early age due to Dilantin I believe. I’ve kind of accepted the fact that I knew it also did a job on my bones. I found your video very comforting in a way. I don’t know if there is any suggestions you may have for someone my age. For I am truly thankful of my for my life today I’m going on another 10 years without a seizure thanks to Diane Dilantin. I did try to get off some of the medication and I had seizures. I also take mysoline 125 mg three times a day Dilantin 100 mg. When I was trying to reduce medication I only tried to reduce my mysoline .but had a few seizures. Thank you for your post.
Yesterday my father had a TGA. He woke up in the early morning wondering around the house, looking at the windows that were fitted few weeks ago... kept saying oh when did we fit those windows? did we pay for those? ... we were very scared... he looked "normal" but without fresh memories, and even the "old" were very confused, around the fog... He was quiet calm though. We though it was a odd case of stroke, as he was very recently admitted to hospital due to AF and he had a PPM fitted, just before Easter. We brought him to A&E..during his very short stay in hospital he was keeping asking why are we here? and I answered... and again after a single minute..why are we here? what am I supposed to do here? and again again again... he did bloods test and neurological consultation, had a CT scan to avoid stroke, everything normal... at the end of this odd journey we were told he was suffering from TGA and that he would have quickly and magically recovered. In fact when we were going home all the memories, short and old, were back to normal.. father 1 was taking over father 2.. he could not remember anything about this strange dream.. nothing, not a single moment. I am glad to see exactly what the medicine says and I strongly confirm every single shade of your video. I can't tell what caused this, maybe the mental stress due to his recent in patient stay as it was unespected for him. Anyway, thanks for your video!
For those viewers on here that take this medication- since this video came out 5 years ago there is now an FDA recognized fatal problem that can ocurr in some. The abbreviation for this is HLH. You can look up lamictal induced HLH and get the full info on this. A police officer had been put on this med for bipolar disorder after only less than ten days got a fever of 103 degrees, muscle aches and pains and other problems. He saw a NP who said he had an infection and he was sent home on antibiotic. He didn't get better but by the time he was hospitalized it was too late. He died. You have to act on this quick as it can't be helped once you reach a certain point. This is scary. Patient told the doctors and NP he had just started lamictal. Be your own advocate. Stay informed and ask a lot of questions.
I have had exactly what you describe four different episodes, two were sitting down and they came on as extreme dizziness, then blackout. From what you’ve said, that could be an indication of heart problems? My daughter took me to the emergency room and I was hospitalized overnightand they did every kind of test including an ultrasound of my heart. I’m going to see my doctor Monday regarding this. Do you have any suggestions as to what I should do?
i have a Question I have been on kapra 5 years already and now my Blood Pressure. wich was always very good. Suddenly started spiking to the point where I am alarm by it.
