when a person had a seizure, does it mean he has epilepsy?

Question

If my baby has a seizure does that mean he has epilepsy?

Answer 1

Not yet: A single seizure does not epilepsy make! a careful history and neurologic evaluation may determine that it was an incidental event. Recurrent seizures with specific findings on eeg, examination and MRI may lead to a diagnosis of epilepsy. Epilepsy is the clinical condition of a risk for seizures.

Answer 2

Yes: There are a number of reasons for a miscarriage. Most, however, are a random event and a single miscarriage does not predict future problems. The fact a patient has a miscarriage at least indicates the ability to get pregnant. Repeat miscarriages should be evaluated. There may not be a solution or the solution may be easier than one thinks.

Answer 3

Yes: You should still be able to conceive once you resume your normal cycles.

Answer 4

No: If you are truly pregnant and in the process of shedding the pregnancy tissue you cannot conceive. Once the tissue is gone, then the ovaries can resume ovulating and pregnancy will be possible.

Answer 5

No: It's unclear what you mean by miscarriage. If you already have a hormone level from a miscarriage it's unlikely that your body is going to be able to ovulate. If that miscarriage is still inside the uterus then that is not a hospitable environment for a new implantation to occur. Typically it's going to take 2 to 6 weeks for your body to ovulate again and get pregnant again.

Answer 6

Very low-unlikely: Your Dilantin level is known as a homeopathic dose-not likely to be preventing any seizure activity if you truly have an ongoing epilepsy.

Answer 7

Very low: There is little information for a period as long as 15 years. A dilantin level of 3.1 is very low and unlikely to be preventing seizrues from occuring, so it is unlikely that another seizure will occur. Best figures are that after 2-4 years free of seizures, 75% of people will remain sseizure free when medication is discontinued

Answer 8

75 hours average: The half-life of Depakote is about 15 hours that means after five half-lives have passed the drug has usually reached a steady state.Right around 75 hours the drug level should be stable. We can check the level of Depakote to know if the patient is in the therapeutic range. This drug is metabolized primarily by the liver so your doctor may want to check several levels to ensure it doesnt rise.

Answer 9

Couple weeks: Depakote will build up slowly. Effect will be evident within a couple weeks. However side effect may also be evident during that time. Absolute level is not as important as clinical response. Labs should be drawn after about one month on med to be sure no liver or blood toxicity has occurred.

Answer 10

Depends on hormones : I think that would depend on the type of hormone you are talking about and the scan you had. If you didnt get instructions then check with your doctor first. Did you have a thyroid scan? Was it a bone scan or a density scan?

Answer 11

Check with the doc: Many blood pressure medications take longer than a week to have their full effect. Check with your doctor as you may need a higher dose or another medication. Hbp is damaging over the long term most of the time and not over a few days so check with your doctor.

Answer 12

Urine metabolite WU.: You seem to have a high blood pressure for no other issues. This might be a catecholamine producing lesion in your body called a pheochromocytoma. This does have other symptoms, like sweating, headaches, palpitations, and weight loss, but the biggest thing is pronounced hypertension. It might also mean the BP meds need more time. Get a urine catecholamine metabolite 24 hour collection to see.

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