ok so sometimes(probably 2-4 times a week) I will just "go blank"(my mind will just be wiped clean..my eyes will diolate and i wont here or see anything for a few secs.) people are talking to me I dont here them or they ask me a question and i dont remember what we were talking about. It happens then 5 secs. later I remember everything and laugh about it. This has been happening since i was about...8-9?( as i remember...)(im now 16)...my brother calls them "little seizures" my mom always gets concerned when it happens..(she has a bad memory and almost everytime I do it she acts like its something new....) should I go to the doctor and have this checked out or do other people expirence this too.(sorry if my explation of all this is kinda weird but its lyke hard to explain)
2006-12-27 19:35:09 · 6 answers · asked by Yaknow 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes, other people do experience it. This is a special type of seizure called an absence seizure. Quite appropriate, no? People with this ailment will be doing something- say, reading a book- "freeze" for a while, and come back out, often not realizing that they were ever "gone".
As the Mayo Clinic site puts it:
Petit mal seizure — also known as absence seizure — is a type of seizure that most often occurs in children. An abnormal electrical discharge in the brain causes seizures. Other types of seizures include grand mal seizure and temporal lobe seizure.
Usually, a petit mal seizure involves only a brief, sudden lapse of conscious activity. Each seizure lasts only seconds or minutes, but hundreds may occur each day. During a petit mal seizure, small jerks sometimes occur involving the facial muscles or hands. A person who experiences a petit mal seizure can usually resume normal activities immediately after the seizure ends.
Repeated seizures characterize a seizure disorder known as epilepsy. Only a small percentage of people who have seizures will develop epilepsy. Medications can be effective in eliminating or reducing the number of seizures.
2006-12-27 19:42:12 · answer #1 · answered by Leafy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petite Mal seizures are a form of epilepsy. See your Dr. medication can be given..what if you were driving a car and had one..could be a big disaster..get it taken care of now..
2006-12-28 03:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by jst4pat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, you could have a serious problem. Like I always say, you only get ONE body, TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT........make an apt with your doctor! Please!
God Bless, praying for you!
2006-12-28 03:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by nugirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would definatley go to tha doc and get that checked out.. like worst scenario is it could b a tumor.. umm.. dont freak out now.. it is just worse case scenario.... it could b just lil seizures.. but i would definatley go to tha doc cause something is causeing this and it normal.. nor very good for ya..
2006-12-28 03:40:18 · answer #4 · answered by Chuck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should go now!What or you waiting for?
2006-12-28 03:45:00 · answer #5 · answered by Americangirl22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PLEASE GO TO YOUR DOCTOR
2006-12-28 03:42:33 · answer #6 · answered by Rim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋