Seizures, will some one please help us out?!
Question: Back in August of 2007 my husband had a seizure in our home. He had never had one before (that he knows of. Actually he has a memory of being about 6 walking home from a pool and waking up on the sidewalk w/ a man asking if he's okay). The ER sent us to a Neurologist to have an EEG. It came back normal and they sent us on our way. He had another one December 28, 2007 while he was coming home from work and stopped in a convenience store. I got a phone call from an ER and met him there. (I'd also like to add that they took him for a drunk and signed him in as intoxicated. Morons. His alcohol level came back below 1%) The doctor said get an EEG. We told him he already had one and he said "Well, I don't know get another one." The nurse came to sign him out and suggested Diabetes. (He was passing Ketones in his urine.) Yesterday (January 5, 2008) we went to a Walk-In clinic. They did a finger prick test and his sugar came back 111. (I have run out of characters so I'll finish this below)...
Answers: Back in August of 2007 my husband had a seizure in our home. He had never had one before (that he knows of. Actually he has a memory of being about 6 walking home from a pool and waking up on the sidewalk w/ a man asking if he's okay). The ER sent us to a Neurologist to have an EEG. It came back normal and they sent us on our way. He had another one December 28, 2007 while he was coming home from work and stopped in a convenience store. I got a phone call from an ER and met him there. (I'd also like to add that they took him for a drunk and signed him in as intoxicated. Morons. His alcohol level came back below 1%) The doctor said get an EEG. We told him he already had one and he said "Well, I don't know get another one." The nurse came to sign him out and suggested Diabetes. (He was passing Ketones in his urine.) Yesterday (January 5, 2008) we went to a Walk-In clinic. They did a finger prick test and his sugar came back 111. (I have run out of characters so I'll finish this below)...
A lot of times the EEGs will come back normal. A person really needs to have a seizure during the test for th ebest results. If you do in for another EEG, ask if you can do a sleep deprived EEG. Lack of sleep can provoke seizures in epileptic people.
As for the Ketones, they can occur with high blood sugar. Diabetic Ketoacidosis is a very serious condition. Low blood sugar can also cause seizures. His blood sugar may be going up and down a lot. Get him tested for diabetes. You can also by an inexpensive blood sugar monitoring kit for $20 at a drug store. Monitor his levels on your own so you have evidence to show the doctor that you believe he has diabetes.
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I had the same problem. If he was passing ketones in his urine, I would suggest following up on that. Have a doctor set up a two hour glucose test. I just had one of those done. I had to fast for 12 hours before the test. They draw a bunch of blood, and ask for a urine sample. Then you wait for an hour, get more blood drawn, give another urine sample, then they give a sugary drink. I had a choice of cola or orange soda. They have you drink it, then wait another hour and draw more blood and give another urine sample. When this test is ran, it's to check to see how well the body processes sugar. Doing the finger prick isn't a good indicator if he hasn't been previously diagnosed.
A lot of times, when a diabetic has too high of blood sugar, it can appear that the person is drunk. Also be aware of the smell of his breath. A good indicator is a sickly sweet smell. But that won't always be present.
Good Luck.
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