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Blankout suddenly
My mother went blank today morning, she is forgetting things. Now also she doesn’t remember a lot of events and keeps asking repeated questions
Consulted neurologist, he diagnosed absence seizure
She doesn’t even remember we went to Dr
Just want to ask will she be okay because she can’t remember events and ye long term toh nahi hai? If you have any idea
CT came normal , he asked to get EEG done
Any chance of it recurring again?
Also Dr prescribed epilex chrono 300 twice a month, is it safe to take?
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Possibilities can Seizure vs Transient Global amnesia(TGA).
Absence seizure at this age is highly unlikely.
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NEED further history, examination, testing and evaluation.
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You need to be more elaborate
CT won't show much & this is not age for memory loss
You should first go for MRI brain first followed by EEG if needed
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Dr. Marni Srinivasa Chowdary
Neurosurgeon
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
In Absence seizures - pt might not remember event that occurs during or immediately after seizure.
It usually doesnot cause memory loss.
Your mother needs to be evaluated with EEG, MRI and other tests
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Dr. Dhiraj Poonia
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Jaipur
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