On the 10th of may something strange
happened to me. I was lying in bed and all
of a sudden i felt strange. I got out of
bed and I had this staggering walk..and my
speech was either absent or slurred. I was
at home of course...but my surroundings
seemed unfamiliar. I was taken to the ER
and all the lab work and CT came back
normal. i was given medication for the
jerking and sent home. Later that week I
was hospitalized because I continued to
have episodes of slurred speech...weakness
in my legs. I had an MRI and it was
normal. As of today, i continue to have
these symptoms along woth other
unexplained symptoms. They
include...feeling like I'm floating at
times, slurred speesch or unable to speak,
shaking of hand or foot or both,strange
smell (like something is burning), a chill
sensation on the skin, a sudden
overwhelmed feeling. Those are all I can
point out at this time. Besides the fact
that when these attacks are over, I'm
really really tired..and have pain or
weakness in my legs.
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Epilepsy Answer A4241 Posted: 06-09-08 12:50pm
Current medical status: ct brain-neg,
mri-neg, labwork...everything ok..except
for a doc explaining something about my
neutro? and lympho? ranges were
reversed..from what i could understand :(
Your symptoms (sudden occurrences of
staggering walk, absent or slurred speech,
weakness in legs, shaking of hand and
foot, strange smell…) could be due to a
kind of epilepsy but no information was
given about any EEG-testing to confirm or
exclude that. A spinal tab can also be
done if multiple sclerosis or a kind of
brain inflammation is suspected.
You should consult a neurologist about
your condition.
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