Question 1

will i ever grow out of nocturnal epilepsy?

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Sleeprelat. epilepsy: Nocturnal epilepsy can be outgrown in some patients but most requires lifelong treatment.  If, however, it is not a childhood form of epilepsy or one that was causes by a specific brain lesion, some are outgrown.  There are some patients that have only due to sleep apnea causing low oxygen.  Treating apnea makes the epilepsy to remit.  Hope this helps.

Question 2

is nocturnal epilepsy hereditary?

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Nocturnal epilepsy: Some are.  Others are not.  Most neurologists would be able to tell you if they feel that yours is genetic based.

Question 3

if i have nocturnal epilepsy can i still get a drivers license?

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Depends on state law: Depending on the state law where you live, seizures of any kind have to be in control with no recent seizure for you to maintain your drivers license.

Question 4

what is the difference between regular epilepsy and nocturnal epilepsy?

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Seizures in sleep: Nocturnal epilepsy is epilepsy (seizures) ocuring during sleep. Sleep increases or brings out many kinds of seizures, so patients with epilepsy may have seizures during sleep. In nocturnal epilepsy, seizures are limited to sleep, such as in benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood, or in certain abnormal movements or behaviors in sleep which can be caused by frontal lobe seizures.

Question 5

what is the fdifference between regular epilepsy and nocturnal epilepsy?

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Occurs during sleep: Nocturnal epilepsy is epilepsy or seizures occuring at night (during sleep). Sleep tends to bring out seizures that occur any time of day or night, but there are also some seizures that occur only during sleep, such as benign rolandic epilepsy in children or frontal lobe seizures with abnormal movements in sleep in adults. Treatment involves use of medicines to control seizures.

Question 6

will lamotragine help me with my nocturnal epilepsy?

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Lamotragine: Depending on type of nocturnal seizures and the dose of medication, Lamictal can be helpful.  Please discuss with qualified neurologist or sleep specialist with regards to your particular case.

Question 7

does smoking pot cause nocturnal epilepsy?

Accepted Answer

Not typically: Virtually anyone's brain will seize if you do enough bad things to stress it, in research it is common to model epilepsy by placing certain irritating chemicals on the brain of mice.  While the effect of marijuana on lowering one's seizure threshold (tendency of the brain to have seizures) isn't that clear, it is an illicit substance and may contain things like Cocaine or meth, that cause seizures.

Question 8

history of sezuires rare form of nocturnal epilepsy.  havnt had one for 13 years until the other day. could this be the same types of sezuires again?

Accepted Answer

Did your bed partner: witness it or video it? How do you know you had a seizure? Clearly, the only way to find out  is to see your primary care for referral to a neurologist who can order an overnight sleep study with EEG.

Question 9

while my friends sleeps he foams at the mouth and freezes. could this be nocturnal epilepsy?

Accepted Answer

Does not sound norma: That is certainly a possiblity and there are other "parasomnias" that can cause this behavior.  This is easily clarified with a sleep study which a primary care doctor can arrange.  During a sleep study brain waves and patterns are measured and epileptic behavior would likely be detected.  It would also be noteworthy to keep a log before any appointment as to how he feels after sleeping like that.

Question 10

i've got nocturnal epilepsy, if i suddenly stop taking anti-epileptic drugs (200 mg, twice a day) would that effect my brain?

Accepted Answer

Potentially: Seizures are aberrant discharges of your brain so if you have seizures whether they happen during the day or night, your brain is in a frenzied state for some time and then enters a dormant type of state (post ictal).  The hard part about nocturnal seizures is that since unconscious when asleep, could be happening many times.  That may lead to a status condition in some people.  Speak with dr.

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