Seizure....sign of a disease?

Question

I'm 19 and I recently had a Grand Mal seizure. Luckily I had had already gotten to work at the time but I was convulsing for a full 5-6 minutes. My drug test came back clean but the bloodwork showed a low lymphs count (12 when the range is 24-44) and a slightly low lymphocytes count (0.9 when the range is 1.1-5.1). MRI and CT Scan came back normal but my ECG and EEG did not. There is no history of seizures in me or my family.

Does anyone have any idea what this may be a sign of? Lupus maybe?
Thanks

Answer 1

You might, despite the scanning and probing (you poor dear) be an epileptic. It is typically uncommon for those without epilepy to have GRAND MAL seizures. This does not show up on any scans and not through blood work (though the low lymph count could be a side effect if I recall) If this seizure was your first, and hopefully will be your last, then it's doubtful that you are an epileptic. If you have another seizure, however, then you may want to see a general practitioner who can refer you to a specialtist (most likely a neurologist). My mother's an epileptic, who started having seizures when she was 15, with no family history. I'm 19 and have yet to seize, but have subtle symptoms of neurological heredity (tremors, migranes, etc.) Good Luck in Finding Your Answers! I hope this one helped.

Answer 2

I'm not in a position to diagnose your problem, especially without knowing your medical history. Evidently, you had some medical intervention during the seizure. What findings has your doctor discovered, other than the blood work? If you don't have any previous history of seizures, this is probably an isolated incident and won't happen again. But if it does, you may need a complete neurological workup to rule out epilepsy. Seizures are more common in little children at the onset of other diseases, or even high fevers. But in someone your age, it's kind of rare. You mention lupus. Is there reason to believe you might have lupus? You see, there are just too many variables for a lay person like myself to shed light on your condition. So hopefully, your doctor will be able to pinpoint the exact cause when all your tests are in. Good luck!