You wrote:
"Diagnosis that has been suggested: astocytoma grad II right frontal/temporal
Current medical status: astro debulking surgery 09/2007. MRI jan 2008 (results unclear: cannot differentiate tumor mass from scar tissue and edema)"
The symptoms you report would be an aura if followed by a generalized seizure attack , but this didn’t happen in your case. In some cases, a partial seizure attack (secondary generalized epilepsy) occurs before a before generalized seizure attack . This partial seizure attack is sensed by the patient and is called an "aura".
Auras can manifested with various symptoms (voices, smells, sights, muscle contractions etc.) depending upon the origin of the epilepsy. Because a generalized attack was not confirmed in your case the symptoms may represent some partial attack that didn't become generalized. Scar tissue in the brain can cause either partial or generalized epilepsy attack. Further, an EEG can confirm or exclude epilepsy. You can consult a neurologist about this.
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