I started having myoclonic seizures at 4 years old until 10 years old. did not start having them again until age 36. i then had 3 seizures in one year of which 1 put me in icu with severe concussion and laceration to back of head. am i considered an epile

Yes.: Across subtypes of childhood myoclonic epilepsy, many patients have an underlying genetic cause for their seizures. Despite advances in identifying causes of epilepsy, for most cases of infantile & early childhood myoclonic epilepsy, no clear etiology will be found despite an appropriate workup. Overall prognosis associated with myoclonic epilepsy in childhood depends on the underlying etiology.

Neurologic eval: It is likely that you will require further evaluation with an MRI or eeg to determine the cause of your seizures and provide you with a more accurate diagnosis.

Yes: "Epilepsy" just means "probe to recurrent seizures." It's a description ...like saying someone has knee pain...but doesn't say anything about WHY, or HOW BAD.